Astata boops

Astata boops
	A male Astata boops in Skane, Sweden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Superfamily:	Apoidea
Family:	Astatidae
Genus:	Astata
Species:	A. boops
Binomial name
	Astata boops; (Schrank, 1781)
Synonyms
	Sphex boops Schrank, 1781; Astatus boops (Schrank, 1781); Tiphia abdominalis Panzer, 1798; Dimorpha abdominalis (Panzer, 1798); Astata abdominalis (Panzer, 1798); Astata agilis F. Smith, 1875; Astata fuscipes Robert, 1833; Dimorpha oculata Jurine, 1807 o; Astata boops oculata (Jurine, 1807); Astatus boops oculatus (Jurine, 1807);

Last updated October 09, 2025

Astata boops is a Palearctic species of solitary wasp.^[1] It is associated with sandy habitats and preys on the nymphs of pentatomid bugs.^[2]

References

↑ Saunders, Edward (1896). The Hymenoptera Aculeata of the British Islands : a descriptive account of the families, genera, and species indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, with notes as to habits, localities, habitats. London: L. Reeve & Co. p. 78.
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[1] Saunders, Edward (1896). The Hymenoptera Aculeata of the British Islands : a descriptive account of the families, genera, and species indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, with notes as to habits, localities, habitats. London: L. Reeve & Co. p. 78.

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Astata boops

A male Astata boops in Skane, Sweden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Superfamily:	Apoidea
Family:	Astatidae
Genus:	Astata
Species:	A. boops
Binomial name
*Astata boops* (Schrank, 1781)
Synonyms
Sphex boops Schrank, 1781 Astatus boops (Schrank, 1781) Tiphia abdominalis Panzer, 1798 Dimorpha abdominalis (Panzer, 1798) Astata abdominalis (Panzer, 1798) Astata agilis F. Smith, 1875 Astata fuscipes Robert, 1833 Dimorpha oculata Jurine, 1807 o Astata boops oculata (Jurine, 1807) Astatus boops oculatus (Jurine, 1807)