| Arachnospila consobrina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pompilidae |
| Genus: | Arachnospila |
| Species: | A. consobrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Arachnospila consobrina (Dahlbom, 1843) | |
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Arachnospila consobrina is a little-known Palaearctic spider wasp.
Like other members of the sub-genus Ammosphex this is a medium-sized red and black spider wasp. The males have a quite distinctive genital plate, but females are very similar to related species such as A. anceps and A.trivialis but can be identified by their relatively hairier head. [2]
Northern and central Europe, marginally in southern Britain, and also Africa and Asia. [2]
A consobrina is single brooded, flying in July and August. The only observation of A. consobrina with prey concerns a female found under a stone near Constantinople carrying a Segestria florentina which was reported in Fahringer. [2] [3] The nesting biology of A. consobrina is almost completely unknown, but like other Arachnospila species in the sub-genus Ammosphex it is adapted to digging in loose sandy soils. [2]
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Vespula acadica, also known as the Forest Yellowjacket, is a North American species of eusocial wasp which is part of the "rufa" group within the genus Vespula. It is a black and yellow wasp that is found in arboreal areas and builds its nests most often in decaying vegetation like logs, but has occasionally been found to build aerial nests. Due to its preference for forests V. acadica does not normally come into contact with humans; however, when colonies are disturbed, workers of this yellowjacket may be quite aggressive and persistent and sting repeatedly.
Dipogon subintermedius is a spider wasp from the family Pompilidae.
Dipogon variegatus is a pompilid spider wasp in the subfamily Pepsinae from the Palearctic.
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Arachnospila trivialis is a widespread spider wasp of sandy soil areas of the Palaearctic.
Pimpla are a worldwide genus of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.
Dolichovespula arenaria, also known as the common aerial yellowjacket, sandhills hornet, and common yellow hornet, is a species of wasp within the genus Dolichovespula widely distributed in the North American continent.
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Anoplius infuscatus is a species of spider wasp found mainly in Eurasia.
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