Species Rhopalum verutum (Rayment, 1932)
- Dasyproctus verutus Rayment, T. 1932. The flycatcher of the reeds. A new crabronid wasp. Victorian Naturalist 48: 171-174 [173].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC 7576 ♂, Ferntree Gully, VIC.
Distribution
States
Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: arboreal, predator, sedentary.
Extra Ecological Information
Prey adult Diptera, nest in plant stems.
General References
Leclercq, J. 1972. Crabroniens du genre Dasyproctus trouvés en Asie et en Océanie. Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège 41: 101-122 (taxonomy)
Naumann, I.D. 1983. The systematic position of Dasyproctus verutus Rayment (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Crabroninae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 22: 349-351 (generic placement)
Rayment, T. 1932. The flycatcher of the reeds. A new crabronid wasp. Victorian Naturalist 48: 171-174 (prey)
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 | ||
| 30-Apr-2012 | 30-Apr-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 13-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |