Species Paragia smithii Saussure, 1854
- Paragia smithii Saussure, H. de 1854. Études sur la Famille des Vespides. Troisième Partie comprenant la Monographie des Masariens et un Supplément à la Monographie des Eumeniens. Paris : Masson 1-48 pls i-v. [for publication date Griffin, F.J. 1939. On the dates of publication of Saussure (H. de): Etudes sur la famille des Vespides 1–3, 1852–1858. Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 1: 211–212 (pages and plates published)] [55 pl. II figs 1, 1a].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂ adult (seen 1929 by L.F. Graham), Adelaide, SA.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Melbourne, Lake Hattah, Adelaide, Hermannsburg, records from 'W. Australia' and 'Africa' are probably incorrect.
IBRA
NT, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Murchison (MUR), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: burrower, volant.
Larva: mellivore, sedentary, soil dweller.
General References
Bequaert, J.C. 1928. A study of certain types of diplopterous wasps in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 2: 138-176 [141] (taxonomy)
Richards, O.W. 1962. A Revisional Study of the Masarid Wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespoidea). London : British Museum 294 pp. [65] (nest, redescription, distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |