Distribution
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Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania,
Yemen, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe. |
Biology
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Nest provisioned with caterpillars. |
References
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Arnold, G. 1920. A
revision of the South African species of the genus Sphex Linn. (olim
Ammophila Kirby). Proceedings of the Rhodesia Scientific Association 18
(2):25-55, 2 pls.
Dollfuss, H. 2015.
Revision of the wasp genus Ammophila Kirby, 1798 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecidae) of the Sub-Saharan Region of Africa.
Linzer biologische Beiträge
47: 307–412. |
Links
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CATALOG OF WORLD SPHECIDAE
sensu lato (= Apoidea excluding bees) compiled by
Wojciech J. Pulawski (California Academy of Sciences). |
Credits
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Photographs by Sandy Sauls © Iziko Museums of South Africa.
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