Astata occidentalis

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Astata occidentalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Astatidae
Genus: Astata
Species:
A. occidentalis
Binomial name
Astata occidentalis
Cresson, 1881
Synonyms [1]
  • Astata apicipennis Cameron, 1890
  • Astata tinctipennis Cameron, 1890
  • Astatus sayi W. Fox, 1894

Astata occidentalis is a species of wasp in the family Astatidae. [2] It is found in Central America and North America. [1]

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A. occidentalis is attracted to stink bugs through the use of kairomones. Specifically, female wasps have been caught in traps baited with pheromones of Thyanta pallidovirens , and there is evidence to suggest that the commonality of the ester component of these pheromones between stink bug species could allow A. occidentalis to target several types of stink bug. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Astata occidentalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  2. ↑ Sann, Manuela; Niehuis, Oliver; Peters, Ralph S.; Mayer, Christoph; Kozlov, Alexey; Podsiadlowski, Lars; Bank, Sarah; Meusemann, Karen; Misof, Bernhard; Bleidorn, Christoph; Ohl, Michael (2018). "Phylogenomic analysis of Apoidea sheds new light on the sister group of bees". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 18 (71). doi: 10.1186/s12862-018-1155-8 . PMC   5960199 .
  3. ↑ Millar, Jocelyn G.; Rice, Richard E.; Steffan, Shawn A.; Daane, Kent M.; Cullen, Eileen; Zalom, Frank G. (2001). "Attraction of female digger wasps, Astata occidentalis Cresson (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), to the sex pheromone of the stink bug, Thyanta pallidovirens (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 77 (4): 244–248. ISSN   0031-0603 . Retrieved 2025-07-30.

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