Cerceris tuberculata

Cerceris tuberculata
Cerceris tuberculata. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae
Subfamily: Philanthinae
Tribe: Cercerini
Genus: Cerceris
Species: C. tuberculata
Binomial name
Cerceris tuberculata
(Villers, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Sphex tuberculata Villers, 1789
  • Crabro rufipes Fabricius, 1787
  • Vespa hispanica Gmelin, 1790
  • Cerceris major Spinola, 1808
  • Cerceris dufouriana Fabre, 1855
  • Cerceris semirufa F. Smith, 1856

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Cerceris tuberculata is a species of wasps in the family Crabronidae.[2][3]

Description

Cerceris tuberculata, the largest of the genus, can reach a length of 17–22 millimetres (0.67–0.87 in).

The adult female of Cerceris tuberculata digs a nest in the soil at a depth of about 50 cm. and provisions it with living prey items she has paralyzed with venom. The preys are commonly represented by weevil beetles of the genus Cleonus.

Adults fly from mid-July to September. They feed on the nectar of flowers (usually Apiaceae and Asteraceae).[4]

Distribution

This species is present in Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain and former Jugoslavia.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Sphecidae of Europe Archived January 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Biolib
  3. ↑ Encyclopedia of life
  4. ↑ Cerceris tuberculata Red Book
  5. ↑ Fauna europaea
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