Kingdom Animalia Suborder Apocrita Family Crabronidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Superfamily Apoidea Subfamily Bembicinae Genus Bembecinus Order Hymenopterans | |
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Similar Bembecinus, Hymenopterans, Dinetus pictus, Lestica clypeata, Harpactus | ||
Bembecinus tridens is a species of sand wasps belonging to the family Crabronidae.
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Description
Bembecinus tridens can reach a length of 7–11 millimetres (0.28–0.43 in). The body is black and yellow.
Biology
These wasps fly in one generation from early June to late August. The females have brood care. They dug an unicellular nest. A single female dugs 1-8 nests in succession. After the eggs are laid in the cell the food (commonly cicadas and various families of Homoptera) is introduced. The species is parasitized by Hedychrum chalybaeum.
Distribution and habitat
This species can be found from Western Europe and North Africa to Japan and China. They are common inhabitants of sandy areas.
References
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