Species Liris chrysonota (Smith, 1869)
- Larrada chrysonota Smith, F. 1869. Descriptions of new genera and species of exotic Hymenoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1869: 301-311 pl. vi [304].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Champion Bay, WA. - Larrada crassipes Smith, F. 1873. Descriptions of new species of fossorial Hymenoptera in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 12: 291-300, 402-415 [294].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH ♀♂, SA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [475]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Adelaide, Swan River, Coolgardie, Champion Bay and Ord River.
IBRA
SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
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)
History of changes
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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) |