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Odynerus Spinipes
''Odynerus spinipes'', the spiny mason wasp, is a species of potter wasp from western Europe. It is the type species of the genus '' Odynerus'', being first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Distribution ''Odynerus spinipes'' is found in northwestern Europe and Scandinavia as far north as central Sweden and south to the Alps and southern France, there is also a record from Kazakhstan. in Great Britain it is found as far north as southern Scotland but there are very few records from Ireland. It is now thought to be extirpated from in Scotland. Habitat ''Odynerus spinipes'' prefers open habitats and scrub, in Essex it has been mostly found in post industrial sites. Biology ''Odynerus spinipes'' adults mate soon after emergence and mating is followed by a search for nest sites which are then prepared and the cells provisioned with prey by the females. The prey is weevil larvae of the genus '' Hyperba'' (family Curculionidae). Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strepsiptera
The Strepsiptera are an order of insects with eleven extant families that include about 600 described species. They are endoparasites in other insects, such as bees, wasps, leafhoppers, silverfish, and cockroaches. Females of most species never emerge from the host after entering its body, finally dying inside it. The early-stage larvae do emerge because they must find an unoccupied living host, and the short-lived males must emerge to seek a receptive female in her host. They are believed to be most closely related to beetles, from which they diverged 300–350 million years ago, but do not appear in the fossil record until the mid-Cretaceous around 100 million years ago. The order is not well known to non-specialists, and the nearest they have to a common name is stylops. The name of the order translates to "twisted wing"', giving rise to other common names used for the order, twisted-wing insects and twisted-winged parasites. Adult males are rarely observed, although specimen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potter Wasps
A potter is someone who makes pottery. Potter may also refer to: Places United States *Potter, originally a section on the Alaska Railroad, currently a neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska, US * Potter, Arkansas *Potter, Nebraska * Potters, New Jersey *Potter, New York *Potter, Wisconsin *Potter County, Pennsylvania *Potter County, South Dakota *Potter County, Texas * Potter Lake, Wisconsin *Potter Township (other) *Potter Valley, California **Potter Valley AVA, California wine region in Mendocino County Elsewhere * 7320 Potter, an asteroid *Potter Island, Nunavut, Canada *Potter Peninsula, South Shetland Islands People and fictional characters *Potter (name), a given name and a surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Potter'' (TV series), a TV sitcom starring Arthur Lowe *Harry and the Potters, an American rock band * Harry Potter, worldwide bestselling book and film series *Miss Potter *The Potters ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hymenoptera Of Europe
Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typically have a special ovipositor for inserting eggs into hosts or places that are otherwise inaccessible. This ovipositor is often modified into a stinger. The young develop through holometabolism (complete metamorphosis)—that is, they have a wormlike larval stage and an inactive pupal stage before they mature. Etymology The name Hymenoptera refers to the wings of the insects, but the original derivation is ambiguous. All references agree that the derivation involves the Ancient Greek πτερόν (''pteron'') for wing. The Ancient Greek ὑμήν (''hymen'') for membrane provides a plausible etymology for the term because species in this order have membranous wings. However, a key characteristic of this order is that the hindwings are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysis Mediata
''Chrysis mediata '' is a Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ... species of cuckoo wasp. Linsenmaier, W. 1951. Die europaïschen Chrysididen (Hymenoptera) ''Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft'' 24: 1–110. References External linksImages representing '' Chrysis mediata '' {{Taxonbar, from=Q14584801 Hymenoptera of Europe Chrysididae Insects described in 1951 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudomalus Auratus
''Pseudomalus auratus'' is a species of cuckoo wasp (insects in the family Chrysididae). Description ''Pseudomalus auratus'' can reach a length of . Head and thorax of these little wasps are metallic bluish, while the abdomen is reddish. Head and thorax are hairy. Biology These wasps fly from late May to early October. They mainly parasitize hymenoptera in the '' Apidae'' family ('' Ceratina''), '' Colletidae'' family ('' Hylaeus''), '' Megachilidae'' family (''Anthidium'') and in the '' Crabronidae'' family ('' Pemphredon lethifera'', '' Pemphredon unicolor'', '' Passaloecus gracilis'', '' Passaloecus turionum'', '' Passaloecus brevicornis'', '' Rhopalum coarctatum'', ''Psenulus ''Psenulus'' is a genus of wasps in the family Crabronidae. The 160 species are found worldwide, but are best represented in the Indomalayan realm with 68. The Palearctic has 26, the Nearctic 4, and the Australasian realm 3. ''Psenulus'' is large ...'' and '' Trypoxylon''). Larvae mainly can be found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysis (wasp)
''Chrysis'' is a very large genus of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae). It is the largest genus in the family, including over 1,000 species in over 20 subgenera, as speciose as all remaining Chrysididae combined.Kimsey, L.S., Bohart, R.M. 1990. ''The Chrysidid Wasps of the World''. Oxford University Press. 652 pp. The generic name is derived from Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ... ''chrysis'', "gold vessel, gold-embroidered dress", and pays tribute to the brilliant metallic appearance of wasps in the genus. Gallery File:Chrysididae - Chrysis inaequalis-1.JPG, '' Chrysis inaequalis'' File:Goldwespe.jpg, '' Chrysis cuprea'' File:Chrysis viridula2.jpg, '' Chrysis viridula'' File:Chrysis scutellaris.jpg, '' Chrysis scutellaris'' Selected species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pupa
A pupa ( la, pupa, "doll"; plural: ''pupae'') is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation between immature and mature stages. Insects that go through a pupal stage are holometabolous: they go through four distinct stages in their life cycle, the stages thereof being egg, larva, pupa, and imago. The processes of entering and completing the pupal stage are controlled by the insect's hormones, especially juvenile hormone, prothoracicotropic hormone, and ecdysone. The act of becoming a pupa is called pupation, and the act of emerging from the pupal case is called eclosion or emergence. The pupae of different groups of insects have different names such as ''chrysalis'' for the pupae of butterflies and ''tumbler'' for those of the mosquito family. Pupae may further be enclosed in other structures such as cocoons, nests, or shells. Position in life cycle The pupal stage follows the larval stage and precedes adulthood (''imago'') in insects with complete metamorphosi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysis Viridula
''Chrysis viridula'' is a Western Palearctic species of cuckoo wasp, first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. ''Chrysis viridula'' is included in the genus '' Chrysis'', and the family Chrysididae (the cuckoo wasps). It is a parasitoid of a number of species of eumenid wasp, mainly those in the genus ''Odynerus''. Distribution It is found throughout southern England and the Channel Islands, and north to northeast Yorkshire. In Wales, it is restricted to coastal areas only and has not been found in Scotland or Ireland. It is also found in many parts of mainland Europe (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Poland, Hungary and Romania) and extending eastwards to the Caucasus, and southwards to North Africa. Appearance ''Chrysis viridula'' has a total length of about 6 to 9 millimeters. The color of the head ranges from green to turquoise, and the thorax has a flame-like color. The main body of the insect has also been describe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuckoo Wasp
Commonly known as cuckoo wasps or emerald wasps, the hymenopteran family Chrysididae is a very large cosmopolitan group (over 3000 described species) of parasitoid or kleptoparasitic wasps, often highly sculptured, with brilliant metallic colors created by structural coloration. They are most diverse in desert regions of the world, as they are typically associated with solitary bee and wasp species, which are also most diverse in such areas. Their brood parasitic lifestyle has led to the evolution of fascinating adaptations, including chemical mimicry of host odors by some species. Nomenclature The term "cuckoo wasp" refers to the cuckoo-like way in which wasps in the family lay eggs in the nests of unrelated host species. The term is also used for some wasps outside of the family, such as '' Sapyga louisi''. Chrysididae, the scientific name of the family, refers to their shiny bodies and is derived from Greek ''chrysis, chrysid-'', "gold vessel, gold-embroidered dress", plus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
