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Cerceris amatoria Arnold

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Apoidea; Family: Philanthidae; Genus: Cerceris)

Cerceris amatoria Arnold, 1931. Holotype in Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town (SAMC). Type locality:

Distribution

Zimbabwe.

Biology

Unknown, but probably nests in aggregations in bare soil and provisions with beetles, or bees, or wasps.

Reference

Arnold, G. 1942. Systematic notes on African species of Cerceris (Hymenoptera) and descriptions of new species. Journal of Entomological Society of Southern Africa 5:1-25, pls. I-II.

Bohart, R.M. & Menke, A. S. 1976. Sphecid Wasps of the World: a Generic Revision. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Credits

Photographs and map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).

Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

Citation: van Noort, S. 2025. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).

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