Eumenes (genus)
Eumenes pomiformis
In the potter wasps (or pill wasps, Eumenes ) is a genus of solitary wasps. In Germany, seven species.
The female builds a Lehmgemisch individual brood cells, which are placed on wood or stone or hung on plant stems. In the hatching an egg cell is stored.
Subsequently, the female goes on hunting, stuns the prey ( caterpillars and other insect larvae) with a tinge of her spine and carries them then flying to the nest one. Finally, the cell is completely sealed.
System
In Germany the genus Eumenes is represented by seven species. In Europe, a total of 24 species and sub- species occur.
- Eumenes Aemilianus Guiglia, 1951
- Eumenes coarctatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Eumenes coarctatus limissicus Blüthgen, 1938
- Eumenes coarctatus lunulatus Fabricius, 1804
- Eumenes coarctatus maroccanus Gusenleitner, 1972
- Eumenes coarctatus nuragicus Giordani Soika, 1986
- Eumenes coarctatus turaniformis Blüthgen, 1959
- Eumenes coronatus ibericus Blüthgen, 1956
- Eumenes cyrenaicus pseudogermanicus Blüthgen, 1938
- Eumenes mediterraneus cypricus Blüthgen, 1938
- Eumenes papillarius balticus Blüthgen, 1938
- Eumenes papillarius monticola Blüthgen, 1956