Species Austrogorytes bellicosus (Smith, 1862)
- Gorytes bellicosus Smith, F. 1862. Descriptions of new species of Australian Hymenoptera, and of a species of Formica from New Zealand. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 3 1: 53-62 [Date published 31/12/1862] [55].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Adelaide, SA. - Gorytes dizonus Handlirsch, A. 1895. Nachträge und Schlusswort zur Monographie des mit Nysson und Bembex verwandten Grabwespen. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 104: 801-1079 pls 1-2 [873].
Type data:
Holotype SMNS ♂, VIC.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Turner, R.E. 1915. Notes on fossorial Hymenoptera. XV. New Australian Crabronidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 15: 62-96 [70]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Corin Dam, S of Canberra, VIC and Adelaide.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: burrower, volant.
Larva: predator, sedentary, soil dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Prey Auchenorrhyncha (Cicadellidae, Eurymelidae).
General References
Bohart, R.M. 1967. New genera of Gorytini (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Nyssoninae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 43: 155-161 (generic placement)
Evans, H.E. & Matthews, R.W. 1971. Nesting behaviour and larval stages of some Australian nyssonine sand wasps (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 19: 293-310 (nest, prey, larva)
McCorquodale, D.B. & Thomson, C.E. 1989. The prey of some Australian sphecid wasps (Hymenoptera). Australian Entomological Magazine 16(4): 93-97 [95] (prey)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2012 | 03-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 13-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |