Stictia Explained
Stictia is a largely neotropical genus of large, often brightly colored predatory sand wasps, consisting of about 30 species.[1] [2]
List of species (selected)
- Stictia andrei (Handlirsch, 1890)
- Stictia antiopa (Handlirsch, 1890)
- Stictia arcuata (Gruppe Taschenberg, 1870)
- Stictia carolina (Fabricius, 1793)
- Stictia croceata (Lepeletier, 1845)
- Stictia decemmaculata (Packard, 1869)
- Stictia decorata (Gruppe Taschenberg, 1870)
- Stictia dives (Handlirsch, 1890)
- Stictia flexuosa (Gruppe Taschenberg, 1870)
- Stictia heros (Fabricius, 1804)
- Stictia infracta J.Parker, 1929
- Stictia maccus (Handlirsch, 1895)
- Stictia maculata (Fabricius, 1804)
- Stictia medea (Handlirsch, 1890)
- Stictia megacera Parker
- Stictia mexicana (Handlirsch, 1890)
- Stictia pantherina (Handlirsch, 1890)
- Stictia punctata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Stictia signata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Stictia sombrana J.Parker, 1929
- Stictia trifasciata J.Parker, 1929
- Stictia vivida (Handlirsch)
Notes and References
- Sheehan . William . 1984 . Nesting Biology of the Sand Wasp Stictia heros (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Nyssoninae) in Costa Rica . Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society . 57 . 3 . 377–386 . 25084533 . 0022-8567.
- Post . David C. . 1981 . Observations on female nesting and male behavior of Stictia signata (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) in Brazil . Revista de Biología Tropical . en . 29 . 1 . 105–113 . 2215-2075.