Bicyrtes viduatus

Bicyrtes viduatus is a species of sand wasp in the family Crabronidae.[1][2] It is found in Central America.[2]

Bicyrtes viduatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae
Genus: Bicyrtes
Species:
B. viduatus
Binomial name
Bicyrtes viduatus
(Handlirsch, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Bembidula viduata Handlirsch, 1889
  • Bicyrtes gracilis J. Parker, 1917

It is characterized by a pale yellow coloration, while lacking the thoracic "smiley face" pattern present on Bicyrtes capnopterus and Bicyrtes ventralis, the other two species in Bicyrtes having a yellow coloration. Additionally, the submarginal cell is clouded, while the wings remain largely clear.[1]

References

  1. "Bicyrtes viduatus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. "Bicyrtes viduatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • Sharkey, M.J.; Carpenter, J.M.; Vilhelmsen, L. (2012). "Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera". Cladistics. 28 (1): 80–112.
  • Sharkey, M.J. (2007). Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera. Zootaxa. 309. pp. 13–48.


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