Species Pison difficile Turner, 1908
- Pison (Aulacophilus) difficile 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 [520].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♀, Mackay, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH ♀, Mackay, QLD.Subsequent designation references:
Pulawski, W.J 2018. A Revision of the Wasp Genus Pison Jurine, 1808 of Australia and New Zealand, New Guinea, and the Pacific Islands (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4 65(Supplement III): 1-584 [152, Figures 309-319].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: predator, sedentary.
Extra Ecological Information
Prey spiders, nest using mud or in ground.
General References
Turner, R.E. 1916. Notes on the wasps of the genus Pison, and some allied genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1916: 591-629 (generic placement)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | Crabroninae | 03-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 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) |