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The New Zealand fauna of the thrips‐hunting solitary wasp genus Spilomena Shuckard (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)
Author(s) -
VARDY C. R.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
systematic entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0307-6970
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1987.tb00200.x
Subject(s) - sphecidae , fauna , biology , hymenoptera , thrips , genus , zoology , ecology , botany
. The New Zealand fauna of the sphecid wasp genus Spilomena is reviewed and keys to both sexes given. One previously described species, S.elegantula , is recorded and two more species, S.nozela and S.emarginata are described as new; all are recorded from New Zealand for the first time in this paper. The biology and distribution of the species is discussed.