Species Paragia venusta Smith, 1865

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• Paragia venusta Smith, F. 1865. Descriptions of some new species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the families Thynnidae, Masaridae, and Apidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 3 2: 389-399 [Date published 31/12/1865] [393].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH Hym.18.9 ♀ adult (seen 1929 by L.F. Graham), Swan River, WA.
• Paragia concinna Smith, F. 1868. Descriptions of aculeate Hymenoptera from Australia. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1868: 231-258 [Date published 31/12/1868] [251].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH Hym.18.15 ♀ adult (seen 1929 by L.F. Graham), Champion Bay, WA.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Richards, O.W. 1962. A Revisional Study of the Masarid Wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespoidea). London : British Museum 294 pp. [69]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Only published localities Swan River and Champion Bay.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: burrower, volant.

Larva: mellivore, sedentary, soil dweller.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
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