Distribution
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Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, 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.
Cameron, P. 1910. On the Aculeate Hymenoptera collected by Mr. A.J.T. Janse, Normal College, Pretoria, in the Transvaal. Annals of the
Transvaal Museum 2:115-154.
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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