HomeWasp classificationExpeditionsLinksFigWebBiodiversity ExplorerPermits

Ammophila dolichocephala Cameron

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Apoidea; Family: Sphecidae; Subfamily: Ammophilinae; Genus: Ammophila)

Ammophila dolichocephala Cameron, 1910

Classification

Distribution

South Africa.

Biology

Nest provisioned with caterpillars.

References

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.

Links

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

Credits

Photographs by Sandy Sauls © Iziko Museums.


Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

Copyright 2004-2012 Iziko Museums

customisable counter