Species Isodontia nigella (Smith, 1856)
- Sphex nigella Smith, F. 1856. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV, Sphegidae, Larridae and Crabronidae. London : British Museum pp. 207-497. [255].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH ♀♂, Shanghai, China. - Sphex xanthognathus Pérez, J. 1905. Hyménoptères recueillis dans le Japon central, par M. Harmand, ministre plénipotentiaire de France à Tokio. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle Belgrade 1905: 23-39, 79-87, 148-158 [151].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP ♂, Yokohama, Japan.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Wide ranging in Australia and eastern Asia.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: predator, sedentary.
Extra Ecological Information
Prey Orthoptera, nest in pre-existing cavity, nest closed with grass.
General References
Hacker, H. 1913. Some field notes on Queensland insects. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 2: 96-100 (behaviour)
Patton, W.H. 1881. Some characters useful in the study of the Sphecidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 20: 378-385 (generic placement)
Tsuneki, K. 1963. Comparative studies on the nesting biology of the genus Sphex (s.l.) in East Asia (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). Memoirs. Faculty of Liberal Arts. Fukui University. (2, Nat. Sci.) 13: 13-78 (biology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2015 | APOIDEA (s. l.) | 23-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-May-2012 | 03-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 13-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |