Distribution of the sand wasp Bicyrtes variegatus (Oliver, 1789) (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) in the Galápagos Islands, with notes on its ecology

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作者：

Roman, Andrea C. ^{[1
,2
]}

Picon-Renteria, Patricio ^{[2
,3
]}

Causton, Charlotte E. ^{[1
]}

Betancourt-Cargua, Lenyn ^{[1
]}

Frey, Catherine ^{[3
]}

Herrera, Henri W. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Charles Darwin Fdn, Charles Darwin Res Stn, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador

[2] Univ Nacl Colombia, Lab Sistemat & Biol Comparada Insectos, Inst Ciencias Nat, Bogota, Colombia

[3] Escuela Super Politecn Chimborazo, Fac Recursos Nat, Entomol Museum, Panamericana Km 1 1-2, Riobamba, Ecuador

来源：

JOURNAL OF HYMENOPTERA RESEARCH | 2024年 / 97卷

关键词：

Bembicinae; flower visitors; mating; sand wasp; GALAPAGOS-ISLANDS; INSECTS; HABITAT;

D O I：

10.3897/jhr.97.123966

中图分类号：

Q96 [昆虫学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Very little is known about the sand wasp, Bicyrtes variegatus, , in the Gal & aacute;pagos archipelago. In this study, we compiled information from surveys, museum collections and the literature to better understand its distribution and ecology. We found records of B. variegatus on seven islands with the earliest known record from 1964, from San Crist & oacute;bal Island. Wasps have been collected in the littoral, arid, transition and humid vegetation zones and have been reported visiting endemic, native, cryptogenic, and introduced plants. Sun dances and a tight cluster of wasps, similar in form to what others have called "mating balls", were observed in the hot season.

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页码：531 / 539

页数：9