Bicyrtes viduatus explained
Bicyrtes viduatus is a species of sand wasp in the family Crabronidae.[1] [2] It is found in Central America.
It is characterized by a pale yellow coloration, while lacking the thoracic "smiley face" pattern present on Bicyrtes capnopterus and Bicyrtes ventralis, the other two species in Bicyrtes having a yellow coloration. Additionally, the submarginal cell is clouded, while the wings remain largely clear.
Further reading
- Book: Arnett . Ross H.. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Sharkey . M. J. . Carpenter . J. M. . Vilhelmsen . L. . Heraty . J. . Liljeblad . J. . Dowling . A. P. G. . Schulmeister . S. . Murray . D. . Deans . A. R. . Ronquist . F. . Krogmann . L. . Wheeler . W. C. . Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera . Cladistics . 2012 . 28 . 1 . 80–112 . 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2011.00366.x. free . 34861753 .
- Sharkey . M. J. . Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera* . Zootaxa . 2007 . 1668 . 1 . 521–548 . 10.11646/zootaxa.1668.1.25.
Notes and References
- Web site: Bicyrtes viduatus Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-12.
- Web site: Bicyrtes viduatus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-12.
