Katamenes arbustorum explained

Katamenes arbustorum is a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae.^{[1] [2]}

Subspecies

• Katamenes arbustorum arbustorum (Panzer 1799)
• Katamenes arbustorum burlini (Giordani Soika 1949)
• Katamenes arbustorum soikai Borsato 1993

Description

Katamenes arbustorum can reach a length of 18- in the females, of 15- 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 north to the southern valleys of the Alps.^[3]

Bibliography

• Carpenter, J.M., J. Gusenleitner & M. Madl. 2010a. A Catalogue of the Eumeninae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of the Ethiopian Region excluding Malagasy Subregion. Part II: Genera Delta de Saussure 1885 to Zethus Fabricius 1804 and species incertae sedis. Linzer Biologischer Beitrage 42 (1): 95-315.
• Rolf Witt: Wespen. Beobachten, Bestimmen. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1998, .
• Antonio Giordani Soika (1958) Boll.Mus.Civ.Stor.nat.Venezia Notulae vespidologicae V. Biogeografia e sistematica del sottogenere Katemenes (M. W.), Volume: 11 Pages: 57-68
• Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.. Species 2000: Reading, UK..
• ZOBODAT: Zoological-Botanical Database (Vespoidea). Gusenleitner J.

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id69848/ Biolib
2. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/eumenes+arbustorum/match/1 Catalogue of life
3. https://www.gbif.org/species/1331337 GBIF