Katamenes arbustorum

Katamenes arbustorum
Katamenes arbustorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Vespoidea
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Eumeninae
Genus: Katamenes
Species: K. arbustorum
Binomial name
Katamenes arbustorum
(Panzer, 1799)
Synonyms
  • Eumenes arbustorum (Panzer, 1799) [1]

Katamenes arbustorum is a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae. [2][3]

Museum specimen of Katamenes arbustorum with nest

Subspecies

Description

Katamenes arbustorum can reach a length of 18–20 millimetres (0.71–0.79 in) in the females, of 15–18 millimetres (0.59–0.71 in) in the males. The body has a black and yellow pattern. Petiole and postpetiole are strongly divided.

Biology

The flight time is from early June until the end of July. The females build their nests on rocks using small stones and clay. Katamenes arbustorum are parasitized by the chrysidid wasps Stilbum calens and Stilbum cyanurum.

Distribution

This species is present is in North Africa, in southern Europe and in the southern Alpes valleys.[4][5]

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