Biology:Anoplius americanus
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Short description: Species of wasp
| Anoplius americanus | |
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| Anoplius americanus, Big Cypress National Preserve, Ochopee, Florida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pompilidae |
| Genus: | Anoplius |
| Species: | A. americanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anoplius americanus | |
Anoplius americanus is a species of blue-black spider wasp which is widely distributed in the New World.
Description
Anoplius americanus is approximately 20 mm in length. It is almost completely black, except for bright orange spots on the second and third segments on the abdomen which are specifically distinct.[2]
Habitat and Ecology
Adults have been observed nectaring on flowers of the families Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Lamiaceae and Polygonaceae.[3] Like other members of the genus Anoplius the predominant prey is likely to be wolf spiders of the family Lycosidae.
Distribution
Anoplius americanus can be found in North America, Central America,[4][5] and the West Indies.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Anoplius americanus (Beauvois)". GBIF.org. 2016. https://www.gbif.org/species/1311925. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ↑ "ANOPLIUS AMERICANUS". Fontenelle Forest. http://www.fnanaturesearch.org/index.php?option=com_naturesearch&task=view&id=1578. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Flowering Plants Visited by Anoplius americanus". John Hilty. http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/flower_insects/insects/wasps/anoplius_americanus.htm. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Insects of Panamá". Arizona State University. http://hasbrouck.asu.edu/neotrop/entomology/ident/key.php?cl=1&proj=1&taxon=All+Species. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ Vaonoye-Eligio, Maximiliano; Melendez Ramirez, Virginia; Ayala, Ricardo; Navarro, Jorge; Delfin-Gonzales, Hugo (2014). "Predatory Wasps (Hymenoptera of the Yucatan Peninsula". Southwestern Entomologist Perspectives 39 (3): 635–646. https://www.academia.edu/8868174/Predatory_Wasps_Hymenoptera_of_the_Yucatan_Peninsula.
- ↑ .Starr, Christopher K.; Hook, Allan W (2003). "The aculeate Hymenoptera of Trinidad, West Indies". Occasional Papers of the Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies 12: 1–31. https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/documents/aculeates.pdf.
- ↑ Waichert, Cecilia; Rodriguez, Juanita; von Dolen, Carol; Pitts, James P. (2012). "The Spider Wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of the Dominican Republic". Zootaxa 3353: 1–47. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264549425_The_Spider_Wasps_Hymenoptera_Pompilidae_of_the_Dominican_Republic.
Wikidata ☰ Q14437505 entry
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