Open AccessOBSERVATIONS ON THE NESTS AND PREY OF SPHODROTES NEMORALIS SP. N. (HYMENOPTERA: SPHECIDAE)
Author(s) -
Evans* Howard E.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1973.tb01679.x
Subject(s) - sphecidae , hymenoptera , biology , predation , genus , zoology , ecology
The nesting behaviour of a small aggregation of Sphodrotes nemoralis sp.n. at Kuranda, Queensland, is described briefly. On the basis of behaviour and of structure, Sphodrotes Kohl appears to be most closely related to the African genus Paranysson Guérin‐Ménéville. A description of the species is appended.