Stizus fasciatus

Stizus fasciatus is a species of sand wasps belonging to the family Crabronidae.[2]

Stizus fasciatus
Stizus fasciatus, Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae
Genus: Stizus
Species:
S. fasciatus
Binomial name
Stizus fasciatus
(Fabricius, 1781)[1]

Description

Stizus fasciatus can reach a length of 16–24 millimetres (0.63–0.94 in).[3] Head and thorax are black, while the abdomen shows yellow and black bands. Wings are darkened.

Biology

Adults can be found in June and August. Females build a nest with several cells in the sandy soil. Then they lay eggs on the body of paralyzed grasshoppers.[4]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in most of southern Europe, in North Africa and in the Near East up to China (Russia, France, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ukraine, Turkey, Israel, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Mongolia, China, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt).[3][5] These wasps prefers xerophytic areas.

References
  1. "Stizus fasciatus (Fabricius, 1781)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. Biolib
  3. Bohart, R. M. & Menke, A. S. Sphecid Wasps of the World: a Generic Revision. — Berkeley: Univ. California Press, 1976.. — 695 p.
  4. Redbook-ua.org
  5. Fauna europaea


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