Ammophila turkestana Kohl, 1906 (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), a valid species

Nesting Biology of Podium angustifrons Kohl (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) in an Araucaria Forest Fragment.

Podium angustifrons Kohl 1902 is a species of solitary wasp which nests in pre-existing cavities, with neotropical distribution in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and French Guyana. The aim of this study was to investigate the nesting biology of P. angustifrons, discussing aspects of their life history. To capture its nests, wooden trap-nests were installed in the Parque Municipal ...

New and little known digger wasps of the genus Ammophila W. Kirby, 1798 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecidae) from Central Asia.

Five species of Ammophila are treated. The lectotype of Ammophila separanda F. Morawitz, 1891 is designated and illustrated. The holotype of Ammophila cellularis Gussakovskij, 1930 is redescribed and illustrated. Two new species, Ammophila barkalovi sp. nov. (Kazakhstan) and A. pevtsovi sp. nov. (China), are described and illustrated. The hitherto unknown female of A. vetuberosa Li & Yang, 1994...

A contribution to the sphecid wasps of Iran (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), including first record of six species

مطالعات انجام شده در مورد زنبورهای خانواده‌ی Sphecidae توسط محققان ایرانی محدود است، اما محققان خارجی مطالعات نسبتاً زیادی در مورد زنبورهای این خانواده در ایران انجام داده‌اند. در این مقاله‌ی کوتاه ضمن بررسی اجمالی مطالب منتشر شده در مورد فون این خانواده در ایران، شش گونه برای اولین بار از کشور گزارش می‌شود.

A Comparative Study of Mating Strategies in Two Species of Philanthus (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)

Last instar larva of Penepodium dubium (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae).

The last instar larva of Penepodium dubium is described from southeastern Brazil. This is the first description of an immature stage of the genus Penepodium. The larva of P. dubium is similar to those of Podium, but it can be distinguished from the species of this genus by the presence of depressions on the front and clypeus, and lack of brownish blotched areas on the head. The cocoon of Penepo...