Distribution
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Angola, Benin, Bioko, Cameroon, Central African Republic,
Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Saudi Arabia, South Africa,
Sudan, Tanzania. |
Biology
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Use pre-existing cavities as nest sites e.g. hollow
stems, crevices in rocky situations, old bee or wasp burrows in the
ground. They use grass stems and other plant material to divide up and
seal their nest, carrying the stem beneath them in flight. Prey on grasshoppers
in the family Tettigoniidae, and crickets in the family Gryllidae and
occasionally cockroaches (Blattidae) (Bohart & Menke, 1976). |
References
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Bohart, R.M. &
Menke, A. S. 1976. Sphecid Wasps of the World: a
Generic Revision. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.
Brothers D.J. 1999. Phylogeny and
evolution of wasps, ants and bees (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea, Vespoidea and
Apoidea) Zoologica Scripta 28: 233–250.
Dahlbom, A.G. 1845. Hymenoptera Europeae praecipue borealia, I, 3.
Tabula Examinationis Synoptica Speciorum Pompilidarum 1845: 410-465.
Finnamore, A.T. & Michener, C.D. 1993. Superfamily Apoidea (pp.
279-357). In GOULET, H. & HUBER, J. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World:
an identification guide to families. Research Branch, Agriculture
Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 668 pp. |
