Astatinae
Astata boops
Astatinae is a subfamily of Crabronidae within the grave wasps ( Spheciformes ), which comprises about 137 species worldwide. It includes after Pulawski (2009) four genera. In Europe, the subfamily with 30 species is represented in two genera. Some authors of the subfamily is added to the genus Dinetus, this is, however, now regarded as the only genus in its own subfamily within the Dinetinae Crabronidae.
Features
The types of Astatinae are often colored black and red. They differ from the similar species of the genus Tachysphex including through a well pronounced Flügelmal on the fore wings, the venation of the hind wings, where the Analzelle ends after the turn of the media handlers, by two spurs on the rails ( tibiae ) of the middle legs as well as through normal point -trained eyes ( ocelli ). The females carry on Pygidialfeld a series of thick, curved, tight -fitting bristles. The compound eyes of the males touch each other at the apex.
Way of life
Males can often be seen with them when they lurk on exposed stone, wood, or on fallen leaves on the ground and constantly turn to overlook all directions. After flying up, they return again and again back to their seat waiting. The females lay their nests in the ground. The brood is supplied with bed bugs.
System
In the following, all currently recognized extant subtaxa lists down to the genus as well as the European species:
- Astata Latreille, 1797 Astata affinis Vander Linden 1829
- Astata Apostate Mercet 1910
- Astata boops (cabinet 1781)
- Astata brevitarsis Pulawski 1958
- Astata cobosi Mari Giner 1946
- Astata costae A. Costa 1867
- Astata gallica Beaumont 1942
- Astata graeca Beaumont 1947
- Astata jucunda Pulawski 1959
- Astata kashmirensis Nurse 1909
- Astata lusitanica Pulawski 1974
- Astata miegii Dufour 1861
- Astata minor carbon 1885
- Astata pontica Pulawski 1958
- Astata quettae Nurse 1903
- Astata rufipes Mocsary 1867
- Astata sicula carbon 1884
- Dryudella Aquitania ( Pulawski 1970)
- Dryudella bifasciata ( von Schulthess 1926)
- Dryudella erythrosoma ( Pulawski 1959)
- Dryudella esterinae Pagliano 2001
- Dryudella femorallis ( Mocsary 1877)
- Dryudella freygessneri (Carl 1920)
- Dryudella lineata Mocsary 1879
- Dryudella monticola ( Mari Giner 1945)
- Dryudella picticornis ( Gussakovskij 1927)
- Dryudella pinguis ( Dahlbom 1832)
- Dryudella sepulchralis (Beaumont 1968)
- Dryudella stigma ( Panzer 1809)
- Dryudella tricolor ( Vanderlinden 1829)