Biology:Cryptocheilus discolor

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Short description: Species of wasp

Cryptocheilus discolor
Pompilidae. (Cryptocheilus discolor ^) - Flickr - gailhampshire (1).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Genus: Cryptocheilus
Species:
C. discolor
Binomial name
Cryptocheilus discolor
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cryptocheilus eatoni (Saunders, 1901)
  • (Fabricius) Saunders, 1901
  • Fabricius, 1804 Priocnemis graellssi
  • Cryptochilus luteipennis Guerin
  • Cryptochilus discolor (Fabricius, 1804)
  • Costa, 1874 Salius discolor
  • Pompilus graellsii Fabricius
  • Cryptocheilus luteipennis (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Guérin, 1843 Smith, 1855
  • Sphex discolor Pompilus grohmanni
  • Fabricius, 1793 Cryptochilus eatoni
  • Spinola, 1808 Salius dissimilis
  • Priocnemis nigriventris Pompilus luteipennis

Cryptocheilus discolor is a species of pepsid spider wasp which is found in the Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East.

Distribution

From Iberia[2] and Morocco east through the Mediterranean Basin to Iran and Central Asia.[3]

Biology

Apparently little known, has been recorded feeding on the flowers of Mentha pulegium.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14626086 entry