Species Paralastor punctulatus (Saussure, 1853)
- Alastor punctulatus Saussure, H. de 1853. Études sur la Famille des Vespides. 1. Monographie des Guêpes solitaires, ou de la Tribu des Euméniens, comprenant la Classification et la Description de toutes les Espèces connues jusqu'à ce Jour, et servant de complément au Manuel de Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau. Paris : Masson i-l 129-286 pp. pls i, vi, viii-ix, xi-xiii, xv-xxii. [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)] [255].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP ♀ adult, TAS. - Alastor similis Saussure, H. de 1853. Études sur la Famille des Vespides. 1. Monographie des Guêpes solitaires, ou de la Tribu des Euméniens, comprenant la Classification et la Description de toutes les Espèces connues jusqu'à ce Jour, et servant de complément au Manuel de Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau. Paris : Masson i-l 129-286 pp. pls i, vi, viii-ix, xi-xiii, xv-xxii. [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)] [256].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP ♀ adult, Australia (as New Holland). - Alastor albocinctus Smith, F. 1857. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collections of the British Museum. Part V. Vespidae. London : British Museum pp. 1-147. [91].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂ adult (seen 1929 by L.F. Graham), TAS.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Perkins, R.C.L. 1914. On the species of Alastor (Paralastor) Sauss. and some other Hymenoptera of the family Eumenidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1914: 563-624 pl. I [586]
Generic Combinations
- Paralastor punctulatus (de Saussure, 1853). —
Perkins, R.C.L. 1914. On the species of Alastor (Paralastor) Sauss. and some other Hymenoptera of the family Eumenidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1914: 563-624 pl. I
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Mt Kosciusko, Mt Wellington, Eaglehawk Neck and Hobart.
IBRA
NSW, Tas: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), 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: volant.
Larva: predator, sedentary.
Extra Ecological Information
Prey larval Lepidoptera.
General References
Giordani Soika, A. 1962. Gli Odynerus sensu antiquo del continente australiano e della Tasmania. Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Venezia 14(1961): 57-202 (taxonomy)
Giordani Soika, A. 1974. Prime ricerche sugli Eumenidi ipsobionti. I. Caratteristiche generali degli Eumenidi ipsobionti del globo. Redia. Giornale di entomologia, Firenze 55: 287-302 (colouration)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | Eumeninae | 10-Nov-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |