Species Psenulus interstitialis Cameron, 1906
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- 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 [463]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Mackay, Magnetic Is., Cairns and Kuranda.
IBRA
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: arboreal, predator, sedentary.
Extra Ecological Information
Prey immature Auchenorrhyncha, nest in cavities in plants.
Details of nominate subspecies, not present in Australia
Psenulus interstitialis Cameron, 1906
Taxonomy: Synonyms and Associated Data
Psenulus interstitialis Cameron, 1906
Cameron, P. 1906. Hymenoptera of the Dutch expedition to New Guinea in 1904 and 1905. Part 1, Thynnidae, Scoliidae, Pompilidae, Sphegidae and Vespidae. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 49: 215-233 [222].
Type data: Syntype(s) ZMA ♀, Etna Bay, New Guinea.
General References
Matthews, R.W. 2000. Nesting biology of the stem-nesting wasp Psenulus interstitialis Cameron (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae) on Magnetic Island, Queensland. Australian Journal of Entomology 39: 25-28 (nest, biology)
Van Lith, J.P. 1972. Contribution to the knowledge of Oriental Psenulus (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae, Psenini). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 115: 153-203 (redescription)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 03-May-2012 | 03-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 13-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |