Astata

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Astata

Genus of wasps

Astata is a cosmopolitan genus of solitary predatory wasps in the subfamily Astatinae. They are known to prey on adults and nymphs of Pentatomidae.[3] Astata is the largest genus in this subfamily, and is identified by features of its wing venation. The males of this genus and the related genus Dryudella have very large compound eyes that broadly meet at the top of the head.

Quick Facts Astata, Scientific classification ...

There are 94 species and subspecies of Astata worldwide, a few of which are listed here:

  • Astata affinis
  • Astata apostata Mercet, 1910
  • Astata bicolor
  • Astata boops (Schrank, 1781)
  • Astata brevitarsus Puławski, 1958
  • Astata costae A. Costa, 1867
  • Astata diversipes Puławski, 1955
  • Astata gallica de Beaumont, 1942
  • Astata graeca de Beaumont, 1965
  • Astata leuthstromi
  • Astata minor Kohl, 1885
  • Astata occidentalis
  • Astata quettae Nurse, 1903
  • Astata rufipes Mocsáry, 1883
  • Astata unicolor

References

  1. [1]
    Toshko Ljubomirov & Erol Yildirim (2008). "Genus Astata Latreille, 1796". Annotated catalogue of the Ampulicidae, Sphecidae, and Crabronidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Turkey. Volume 71 of Pensoft Series Faunistica. Pensoft Publishers. pp. 48–55. ISBN 978-954-642-312-2.
  2. [2]
    Richard Mitchell Bohart; Arnold S. Menke (1976). Sphecid Wasps of the World: A Generic Revision. University of California Press. p. 42. ISBN 0520023188.
  3. [3]
    Evans, Howard (March 1962). "Further notes on the ethology of Astata (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 70 (1): 30–32. JSTOR 25005795.


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