Dielis trifasciata

Dielis trifasciata is a species of the family Scoliidae (scoliid wasps).[2]

Dielis trifasciata
Dielis trifasciata. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Scoliidae
Genus: Dielis
Species:
D. trifasciata
Binomial name
Dielis trifasciata
(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms[1]
  • Tiphia trifasciata Fabricius, 1793
  • Scolia trifasciata (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Elis trifasciatus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Campsomeris trifasciata (Fabricius 1793)
  • Scolia radula Fabricius, 1804
  • Colpa alexandri Lepeletier, 1845

Description

Dielis trifasciata can reach a length of 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in). These wasps show yellow bands on the three anterior abdominal segments. In males the last three abdominal segments are black and the scutellum has a single yellow band.[3][4][5]

Biology

These parasitic wasps lay eggs on larvae of the scarab Phyllophaga portoricensis.[3] Adults feed on pollen.

Distribution

Dielis trifasciata is present in southern Florida and in most of the Greater Antilles.[3]

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References
  1. "Species Dielis trifasciata". bugguide.net. BugGuide.Net. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  2. Biolib
  3. E. E. Grissell Scoliid Wasps of Florida, Campsomeris, Scolia andTrielis spp. (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Scoliidae)
  4. Insects of Puerto Rico
  5. KARL V. KROMBEIN The Wasps and Bees of the Bimini Island Group, Bahamas, British West Indies (Hymenoptera: Aculeata)


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