Notes on the Nests and Prey of Six Species of Pison in Australia (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)
In the course of studies on the behavior of ground-nesting Sphecidae in Australia, we have occasionally made observations on species that make free mud nests or that accept wooden trap nests (see Krombein, 1967, for technique). Chief among these are species of the genus Pison, which is abundantly re...
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| description | In the course of studies on the behavior of ground-nesting
Sphecidae in Australia, we have occasionally made observations on
species that make free mud nests or that accept wooden trap nests (see
Krombein, 1967, for technique). Chief among these are species of the
genus Pison, which is abundantly represented in Australia. We report
here on six species, four of which have not previously been studied
(rufipes Shuckard, westwoodi Shuckard, marginatum Smith, and a
species near tibiale Smith). Data on two additional species (ignavum
Turner and spinolae Shuckard) confirm and enlarge upon previously
published reports. Our specimens have been compared with identified
material in the British Museum (Natural History), including the
types of Smith's and Turner's species. Voucher specimens have been
deposited in the Australian National Insect Collections, Canberra,
and at the University of Queensland, Brisbane. Some of these
observations were made by Evans and Matthews during the summer
of I969–70, others by Evans and Hook during the summer of
1979–80. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d5d5669820694d6d9d46d508e664df402025-02-03T06:42:22ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74381980-01-01873-422123010.1155/1980/96532Notes on the Nests and Prey of Six Species of Pison in Australia (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)Howard E. Evans0Robert W. Matthews1Allan Hook2Department of Zoology and Entomology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, Colorado, USADepartment of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602, Georgia, USADepartment of Zoology and Entomology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, Colorado, USAIn the course of studies on the behavior of ground-nesting Sphecidae in Australia, we have occasionally made observations on species that make free mud nests or that accept wooden trap nests (see Krombein, 1967, for technique). Chief among these are species of the genus Pison, which is abundantly represented in Australia. We report here on six species, four of which have not previously been studied (rufipes Shuckard, westwoodi Shuckard, marginatum Smith, and a species near tibiale Smith). Data on two additional species (ignavum Turner and spinolae Shuckard) confirm and enlarge upon previously published reports. Our specimens have been compared with identified material in the British Museum (Natural History), including the types of Smith's and Turner's species. Voucher specimens have been deposited in the Australian National Insect Collections, Canberra, and at the University of Queensland, Brisbane. Some of these observations were made by Evans and Matthews during the summer of I969–70, others by Evans and Hook during the summer of 1979–80.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1980/96532 |
| spellingShingle | Howard E. Evans Robert W. Matthews Allan Hook Notes on the Nests and Prey of Six Species of Pison in Australia (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| title | Notes on the Nests and Prey of Six Species of Pison in Australia (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) |
| title_full | Notes on the Nests and Prey of Six Species of Pison in Australia (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) |
| title_fullStr | Notes on the Nests and Prey of Six Species of Pison in Australia (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Notes on the Nests and Prey of Six Species of Pison in Australia (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) |
| title_short | Notes on the Nests and Prey of Six Species of Pison in Australia (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) |
| title_sort | notes on the nests and prey of six species of pison in australia hymenoptera sphecidae |
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