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Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius)

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

Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775)

Philanthus triangulum bimaculatus Magretti, 1908

Philanthus triangulum diadema Fabricius, 1781

Distribution

Widespread in Afrotropical & Palaearctic regions.

Biology

Nest in small to large aggregations in bare, sandy soil. Nests are provisioned with bees or wasps.

Reference

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

Credits

Photographs © Norman Larsen (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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