Species Ammatomus icarioides (Turner, 1908)
- Gorytes icarioides Turner, R.E. 1908. Notes on the Australian fossorial wasps of the family Sphegidae, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908: 457-535 pl. xxvi [499].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH ♀, Mackay, QLD.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Mackay, Townsville and near Brisbane.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: burrower, volant.
Larva: predator, sedentary, soil dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Prey Hemiptera (Flatidae and Eurybrachidae).
General References
Hook, A. 1981. Nesting biology of Tanyoprymnus moneduloides and Ammatomus icarioides. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 74: 409-411
Turner, R.E. 1912. Notes on fossorial Hymenoptera. X. On new species from the oriental and ethiopian regions. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 10: 361-377 (generic placement)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 03-May-2012 | 03-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 13-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |