Distribution
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Benin, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia,
South Africa, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
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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Die Hymenopterengruppe der Sphecinen. I. Monographie der natürlichen Gattung
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