''Katamenes'' is a genus of
potter wasps with species distributed in Europe and Africa.
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Edmund Gustavus Bloomfield Meade-Waldo (8 February 1855 – 24 February 1934) was an English ornithologist and conservationist. He is probably best known for his efforts to preserve the red kite in Wales.
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, ''Katemenes'' was monotypic, containing only ''K. watsoni'', but other species have since been moved from '' Eumenes'' to ''Katamenes''.[
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Species
The following species are currently recognised as being classified within ''Katamenes'':Katamenes jenjouristei
''Katamenes'' is a genus of potter wasps with species distributed in Europe and Africa. When originally named by Edmund Meade-Waldo, ''Katemenes'' was monotypic, containing only ''K. watsoni'', but other species have since been moved from '' Eum ...
'' (Kostylev, 1939)
* ''Katamenes kashmirensis
''Katamenes'' is a genus of potter wasps with species distributed in Europe and Africa. When originally named by Edmund Meade-Waldo, ''Katemenes'' was monotypic, containing only ''K. watsoni'', but other species have since been moved from ''Eumen ...
'' (Giordani Soika, 1939)
* '' Katamenes libycus'' (Giordani Soika, 1941)
* '' Katamenes microcephalus'' (Saussure, 1852)
* '' Katamenes niger'' (Brullé, 1836)
* '' Katamenes priesneri'' (Giordani Soika, 1941)
* '' Katamenes radoszkovskii'' Blüthgen, 1962
* '' Katamenes rauensis'' Giordani Soika, 1958
* '' Katamenes sichelii'' (Saussure 1852)
* '' Katamenes tauricus'' (Saussure, 1855)
* '' Katamenes watsoni'' Meade-Waldo, 1910
References
* Carpenter, J.M., J. Gusenleitner & M. Madl. 2010a. A Catalogue of the Eumeninae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of the Ethiopian Region excluding Malagasy Subregion. Part II: Genera ''Delta'' de Saussure 1885 to ''Zethus'' Fabricius 1804 and species incertae sedis. Linzer Biologischer Beitrage 42 (1): 95-315.
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Potter wasps
Taxa named by Edmund Meade-Waldo
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