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Ampulex bredoi Arnold

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Apoidea; Family: Ampulicidae; Tribe: Ampulicini; Genus: Ampulex)

Ampulex bredoi Arnold 1947. SYNTYPES: ♀♂ in Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town. Type locality: Abercorn (Zambia).

Distribution

 Zambia

Biology

 Unknown, but probably preys on cockroaches, which is typical for the genus.

Reference

Bohart, R.M. & Menke, A. S. 1976. Sphecid Wasps of the World: a Generic Revision. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Links

CATALOG OF WORLD SPHECIDAE sensu lato (= Apoidea excluding Apidae) compiled by
Wojciech J. Pulawski (California Academy of Sciences).

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