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Ammophila argyrocephala Arnold, 1951
(Ethiopia)
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Ammophila barbarorum Arnold, 1951 (Ethiopia)
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Ammophila bechuana (R.Turner, 1929)
(Botswana)
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Ammophila beniniensis
beniniensis (Palisot de Beauvois,
1806) (Algeria, Central African Republic, Congo, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South
Africa, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe)
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Ammophila beniniensis imerinae de Saussure,
1892 (Madagascar)
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Ammophila beniniensis tomentosa (Arnold,
1920) (Namibia)
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Ammophila bonaespei Lepeletier, 1845
(Ethiopia, South Africa, Tanzania)
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Ammophila braunsi (R.Turner, 1919) (South
Africa) |
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Ammophila calva (Arnold, 1920) (South Africa,
Zimbabwe) |
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Ammophila caprella Arnold, 1951 (Ethiopia) |
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Ammophila conifera (Arnold, 1920) (South
Africa, Zimbabwe) |
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Ammophila crassifemoralis (R.Turner, 1919)
(Uganda)
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Ammophila dolichocephala
Cameron, 1910 (South
Africa)
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Ammophila dolichodera Kohl, 1884 (South
Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo)
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Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier, 1845
(Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan,
Democratic Republic of Congo)
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Ammophila gracillima Taschenberg, 1869
(Algeria, China, Ethiopia, Libya, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco,
Russia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara)
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Ammophila insignis
insignis F.Smith, 1856
(Ethiopia, Gambia, Mozambique, South Africa, Yemen, Zimbabwe) |
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Ammophila insignis litoralis (Arnold,
1920) (South Africa) |
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Ammophila kalaharica (Arnold, 1935)
(Namibia, South Africa) |
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Ammophila laticeps (Arnold, 1928)
(Namibia) |
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Ammophila obscura Bischoff, 1912
(Democratic Republic of Congo) |
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Ammophila peringueyi (Arnold, 1928)
(South Africa) |
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Ammophila punctaticeps (Arnold, 1920)
(South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe) |
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Ammophila rubiginosa Lepeletier, 1845
(South Africa)
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Ammophila rubripes Spinola, 1839
(Angola, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kuwait, Liberia, Libya, Morocco,
Syria, Spain, Sudan)
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Ammophila saussurei (du Buysson, 1897)
(South Africa)
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Ammophila vulcania du Buysson, 1897
(Ethiopia, South Africa)
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Ammophila wahlbergi Dahlbom, 1845
(South Africa) |
Distribution
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Worldwide. |
Biology
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Females excavate an unbranched tunnel in
sandy soil, and provision the nest with caterpillars
(Lepidoptera) for their larva to feed on. This provsioning can
be progressive with new caterpillars being provided as the
larva require, or as a once off mass provision, each nest
being provided with a single large or many small prey items.
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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.
Arnold, G. 1922. The
Sphegidae of South Africa. Part I. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 9:101-138.
Arnold, G. 1923a. The
Sphegidae of South Africa. Part II. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 9:143-190,
pl. V.
Arnold, G. 1923b.
The Sphegidae of South Africa. Part III. Annals of the Transvaal Museum
9:191-253.
Arnold, G. 1923c.
The Sphegidae of South Africa. Part IV. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 10:1-58.
Arnold, G. 1924
The Sphegidae of South Africa. Part V. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 11:1-73,
pl. I-II.
Arnold, G. 1925.
The Sphegidae of South Africa. Part VI. Annals of the Transvaal Museum
11:137-175.
Arnold, G. 1926.
The Sphegidae of South Africa. Part VII. Annals of the Transvaal Museum
11:338-376.
Arnold, G. 1927.
The Sphegidae of South Africa. Part VIII. Annals of the Transvaal Museum
12:55-131.
Arnold, G. 1928a. The
Sphegidae of South Africa. Part IX. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 12:191-232,
pl.VIII.
Arnold, G. 1928b.
The Sphegidae of South Africa. Part X. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 12:
233-279, pls. IX-XI.
Arnold, G. 1928c.
The Sphegidae of South Africa. Part XI. Annals of the Transvaal Museum
12:338-375.
Arnold, G. 1929a. The
Sphegidae of South Africa. Part XII. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 13:217-319.
Arnold, G. 1929b. The
Sphegidae of South Africa. Part XIII. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 13:320-380,
pl. VI.
Arnold, G. 1929c. The
Sphegidae of South Africa. Part XIV. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 13:381-418,
pls. VII-VIII.
Arnold, G. 1930. A
check-list of the Sphegidae of the Ethiopian Region. University Press,
Cambridge, England. 21 pp. Bibliography of Sphecidae 30
Arnold, G. 1931. The
Sphegidae of South Africa. Part XV (conclusion). Annals of the Transvaal Museum
14:135-220.
Arnold, G. 1932. New
species of Ethiopian Sphegidae. Occasional Papers of the Rhodesian Museum
1:1-31.
Arnold, G. 1933.
Entomological expedition to Abyssinia, 1926-7. Hymenoptera, II.: Sphegidae and
Psammocharidae. With an introductory note and supplementary list by Hugh Scott,
Sc. D. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) 11:351-371.
Arnold, G. 1951.
Sphecidae and Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) collected by Mr. K.M. Guichard in West
Africa and Ethiopia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History).
Entomology 2:95-183.
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
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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.
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