Species Liris nigripes (Saussure, 1867)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Larrada nigripes Saussure, H. de 1867. Hymenoptera. In, Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 den unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Wien : K-K Hof- und Staatsdrückerei Vol. 2(1a). 138 pp. [74].

  Type data:

   Holotype NHMW ♀, TAS.

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: burrower, volant.

Larva: predator, sedentary, soil dweller.

Extra Ecological Information

Prey Orthoptera (Gryllidae), nest in pre-existing holes preferred.

 

General References

Bohart, R.M. & Menke, A.S. 1976. Sphecid Wasps of the World: a Generic Revision. Berkeley : Univ. California Press ix 695 pp. (generic placement)

Schulz, W.A. 1911. Zweihundert alte Hymenopteren. Zoologische Annalen. Würzburg 4: 1-220 (redescription)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
11-May-2012		11-May-2012	MOVED
03-May-2012		03-May-2012	MOVED
07-Aug-2012		13-Dec-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)