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Astata unicolor

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Astata unicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Astatidae
Genus: Astata
Species:
A. unicolor
Binomial name
Astata unicolor
Say, 1824
Synonyms[1]
  • Astata insularis Cresson, 1865
  • Astata rufiventris Cresson, 1873

Astata unicolor is a species of wasp in the family Astatidae.[2] It is found in Central America and North America.[1][3][4] The species is sexually dimorphic, with males have black abdomens, while females are black and orange.[5] It is a predator of Pentatomidae, including Halyomorpha halys, which is invasive to North America.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Astata unicolor Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ Sann, Manuela; Niehuis, Oliver; Peters, Ralph S.; Mayer, Christoph; Kozlov, Alexey; Podsiadlowski, Lars; Bank, Sarah; Meusemann, Karen; Misof, Bernhard; Bleidorn, Christoph; Ohl, Michael (2018). "Phylogenomic analysis of Apoidea sheds new light on the sister group of bees". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 18 (71). doi:10.1186/s12862-018-1155-8. PMC 5960199.
  3. ^ "Astata unicolor". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. ^ Pulawski, Wojciech J. "Catalog of Sphecidae". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. ^ a b Lowenstein, David M; Andrews, Heather; Rudolph, Erica; Sullivan, Ed; Marshall, Christopher J; Wiman, Nik G (2018-04-30). "Astata unicolor (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) Population in Oregon With Observation of Predatory Behavior on Pentatomidae". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 111 (3): 122–126. doi:10.1093/aesa/say010. ISSN 0013-8746.

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