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Cryptocheilus discolor

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Species of wasp

Cryptocheilus discolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Genus: Cryptocheilus
Species: C. discolor
Binomial name
Cryptocheilus discolor
(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
  • Cryptocheilus eatoni (Saunders, 1901)
  • Cryptocheilus luteipennis (Fabricius)
  • Cryptochilus discolor (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Cryptochilus eatoni Saunders, 1901
  • Cryptochilus luteipennis (Fabricius, 1804)
  • Pompilus graellsii Guérin, 1843
  • Pompilus grohmanni Spinola, 1808
  • Pompilus luteipennis Fabricius, 1804
  • Priocnemis graellssi Guerin
  • Priocnemis nigriventris Costa, 1874
  • Salius discolor Fabricius
  • Salius dissimilis Smith, 1855
  • Sphex discolor Fabricius, 1793

Cryptocheilus discolor is a species of pepsid spider wasp which is found in the Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East.

Distribution

From Iberia and Morocco east through the Mediterranean Basin to Iran and Central Asia.

Biology

Apparently little known, has been recorded feeding on the flowers of Mentha pulegium.

References

  1. ^ "Cryptocheilus discolor (Fabricius, 1793)". GBIF.org. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. "Cryptocheilus discolor - a spider-hunting wasp". www.eimagesite.net. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. Ebrahimi, E.; Schmid-Egger, C.; Wahis, R. (2008). "New records of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) from Iran" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 40 (2): 1435–1442.
  4. "Naturalezas, Gentes y Sitios". Jose Manuel A.V. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
Taxon identifiers
Cryptocheilus discolor
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