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Psenulus alboscutellatus Arnold, 1945 (Madagascar) |
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Psenulus alveolatus van
Lith, 1974 (Zimbabwe) |
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Psenulus avernus Leclercq, 1961 (Democratic Republic of Congo) |
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Psenulus benoiti Leclercq, 1961 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Pseunulus bidentatus Cameron, 1908 (Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of
Congo)
Psenulus bidentatus pallidus van Lith, 1974 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Psenulus bidentatus
rubrocaudatus Turner, 1912 (South Africa)
Psenulus capensis Brauns,
1899 (Ethiopia, Mozambique, South Africa)
Psenulus dilectus (de
Saussure, 1892) (Madagascar)
Psenulus ealae Leclercq,
1961 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Psenulus erusus Leclercq,
1961 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Psenulus fulgidus Arnold,
1945 (Madagascar)
Psenulus garambae Leclercq, 1961 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Psenulus ghesquierei Leclercq, 1961 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Psenulus jacoti van Lith,
1974 (South Africa)
Psenulus kohli Arnold,
1923 (Zimbabwe)
Psenulus latiannulatus (Cameron, 1908) (Kenya)
Psenulus latiannulatus
basilewskyi Leclercq, 1955 (Rwanda) |
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Psenulus luctuosus Arnold, 1929 (Zimbabwe) |
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Psenulus lusingae Leclercq, 1961 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Psenulus patei Arnold,
1940 (Zimbabwe)
Psenulus paulisae Leclercq, 1961 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Psenulus reticulosus Arnold, 1945 (Madagascar)
Psenulus rugifrons van
Lith, 1974 (Ethiopia)
Psenulus saltitans Arnold, 1958 (Zimbabwe)
Psenulus stevensoni Arnold, 1940 (Zimbabwe)
Psenulus trevirus Leclercq, 1961 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Psenulus turneri Arnold,
1927 (South Africa) |
Distribution
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Worldwide. |
Biology
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Nest in cavities such as hollow stems or beetle borings. Females provision their nests with aphids, psyllids, leafhoppers (Cicadellidae), or delphacids (Bohart & Menke,
1976). |
References
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Bohart, R.M. &
Menke, A. S. 1976. Sphecid Wasps of the World: a
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Brothers D.J. 1999. Phylogeny and
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Finnamore, A.T. & Michener, C.D. 1993. Superfamily Apoidea (pp.
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Gess, S.K. & Gess, F.W. 2014.
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Biodiversity Series 24. South African National Biodiversity Institute,
Pretoria. 320 pp.
Pulawski, WJ. 2020.
Family group names and classification.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1155-8 |
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 © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa). |
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