Species Isodontia vidua (Smith, 1856)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Sphex vidua Smith, F. 1856. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV, Sphegidae, Larridae and Crabronidae. London : British Museum pp. 207-497. [249].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) OUM ♂, Australia.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Only published localities NSW and Adelaide.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, SA: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Larva: predator, sedentary.

Extra Ecological Information

Prey Orthoptera, nest in pre-existing cavity.

 

General References

van der Vecht, J. 1973. Contribution to the taxonomy of the Oriental and Australian Sphecini (Hymenoptera, Sphecoidea). Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Wetenschappen c 76: 341-353 (generic placement)

 

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)