Species Paragia vespiformis Smith, 1865
- Paragia vespiformis 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.18.5 ♀ adult (seen 1929 by L.F. Graham), Swan River, WA.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Swan River, Wurrarga (presumably Wurarga is meant) and Champion Bay.
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.
General References
Houston, T.F. 1986. Biological notes on the pollen wasp Paragia (Cygnaea) vespiformis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Masarinae) with description of a nest. Australian Entomological Magazine 12(6): 115-118 [Date published 02/86] (biology, nest, forage plants)
Richards, O.W. 1962. A Revisional Study of the Masarid Wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespoidea). London : British Museum 294 pp. [60] (redescription)
Smith, F. 1868. Descriptions of aculeate Hymenoptera from Australia. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1868: 231-258 [Date published 31/12/1868] [250] (description of male)
Smith, F. 1869. Descriptions of new genera and species of exotic Hymenoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1869: 301-311 pl. vi [fig. 2] (illustration)
History of changes
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