Abispa splendida
Appearance
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Abispa splendida | |
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Abispa splendida from New Guinea. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Vespidae |
Genus: | Abispa |
Species: | A. splendida
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Binomial name | |
Abispa splendida (Guérin, 1838)
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Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Abispa splendida (also known as the large mud-nesting wasp or velvety black and yellow)[3] is a species of wasp in the Vespidae family.[4]
Subspecies
[edit]- Abispa splendida australis (Smith, 1857)
- Abispa splendida maculicollis Cameron, 1911
- Abispa splendida odyneroides Perkins, 1912
- Abispa splendida splendida (Guérin, 1838)[5]
Description
[edit]Abispa splendida can reach a length of about 26 millimetres (1.0 in), with a forewings span of about 42 millimetres (1.7 in). Body is black and orange-yellow coloured. Thorax is black with yellow shoulders. Head, antenna and legs are yellow. The abdomen shows yellow and black segments. Wings are orange.[6][7][8]
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Behavior
[edit]These wasps build their mud nest under rocks or inside holes in trees. Larvae pupate in their pot. The golden yellow pupa reach a length of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The adults emerge from the nest after three month.[8][9]
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in Australia and Indonesia.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Hari Nugroho; Jun-ichi Kojima; James M. Carpenter (2011). "Checklist of vespid species (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae) occurring in Indonesian Archipelago". Treubia. 38: 71–186.
- ^ Jacobus van der Vecht (1957). "On some Hymenoptera from the collection of Guérin-Méneville in the Leiden Museum". Zoologische Mededelingen. 23 (3): 21–31.
- ^ Brisbane Insects
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Catalogue of life
- ^ PaDIL, Pests and Diseases Image Library, 2007
- ^ Insects abroad at Archive.org
- ^ a b c Brisbane insects
- ^ Kevin M. O'Neill Solitary Wasps: Behavior and Natural History