Species Austrogorytes cygnorum (Turner, 1908)
- Gorytes cygnorum 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 [500].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Swan River near Perth, WA.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: burrower, volant.
Larva: predator, sedentary, soil dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Prey Hemiptera.
General References
Bohart, R.M. 1967. New genera of Gorytini (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Nyssoninae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 43: 155-161 (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) |