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Sapygidae
The Sapygidae are a family of solitary kleptoparasitic aculeate wasps. They are generally black wasps, similar in appearance to some Tiphiidae or Thynnidae, with white or yellow markings developed to various degrees. The female oviposits her eggs into the nests of solitary bees, and the developing larvae consume both the host larvae and the supply of food provided for them. The Sapygidae are a small family with only about 80 species described, and they are not of major economic importance. However, some of their host species are important pollinators, and it may sometimes be necessary to control the level of predation on them. Fossil sapygids have been found in mid-Cretaceous amber in Myanmar and Upper Eocene Baltic amber. File:Sapyga centrata on flower.jpg, ''Sapyga centrata ''Sapyga'' is a genus of Sapygidae, sapygid wasps. At least 19 species have been described in the genus. Species * ''Sapyga angustata'' Cresson, 1880 * ''Sapyga caucasica'' Radoszkowsky, 1880 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araucania (sapygid Wasp)
''Araucania'' is a monotypic genus of wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...s belonging to the family Sapygidae. The only species is ''Araucania chilensis'', occurring in Chile.Fernández, Fernando & Sarmiento, Carlos E. (2015) A new species of ''Huarpea'' Pate, 1947 from Colombia and redescription of ''H. wagneriella'' (du Buysson, 1904) (Hymenoptera: Sapygidae). Zootaxa 3994 (3): 439-444. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4784455 Sapygidae Insects of Chile Endemic fauna of Chile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |