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HYMENOPTERA, (Sphecoidea), Sphecidae (Larrinae) -- <Images>
& <Juveniles> All of the American genera of Larrinae are ground
nesting but one extralimital genus is known to nest in twigs. The North
American species prey upon various Orthoptera. However, no prey preference
has been reported for our single species of Prosopigastra; in Europe some species of the genus prey upon
Hemiptera and Homoptera. One extralimital genus preys upon lepidopterous
larvae. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = References: Please refer to <biology.ref.htm>, [Additional references
may be found at: MELVYL
Library] Frank, J. H., J. P. Parkman, and F. D. Bennett.
1995. Larra bicolor (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), a biological control agent of Scapteriscus mole crickets
(Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae), established in northern Florida. Fla. Entomol.
78: 619-623. CSIRO, Division of Entomology. 1991.
Insects of Australia. Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition, pp 991. Tillyard, R. J. 1926. Insects of
Australia and New Zealand. Angus
& Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, p299. |