These potter wasps live in wet meadows,[4] in open landscapes, sometimes in gardens and in areas where their feeding and preferred nesting sites are present.[3]
Descriptionedit
Dorsal view, in flightClosing its nest with clay
Ancistrocerus nigricornis can reach a length of 6–10 millimetres (0.24–0.39 in) in males, of 9–13 millimetres (0.35–0.51 in) in females. [4] These medium-sized solitary wasps are yellow and black, with brown hairs on thorax, small spots at the base of the front wings and wing stigma.[5]
Metasomal terga III–IV show apical bands. In the females the spot between antennal socket and eye is absent.[6]
Biologyedit
This species has a single annual generation (univoltine). Adults emerge in late summer. Males can be seen from June until September,[4] while females have been recorded from February to October. After mating the males die and the females overwinter and reappear in the spring.[3] As adults, they eat plant juices, honeydew larvae and nectar of various flowers, mainly wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris),[4] hogweed (Heracleum), blackberry (Rubus fruticosus), nightshades (Solanaceae), goldenrod (Solidago) and thistle.[3]
Nest building occurs during the spring and early summer. These nest consist of holes in wood or tubes, commonly in elder and bramble stems, with clay partitions. These potter wasps lay an egg in each cell where they put various paralysed small caterpillars of micromoths, mainly Tortricidae. When the eggs hatch the larvae consume the prey.[3]
Bibliographyedit
Antonio Giordani Soika (1970) Boll.Mus.Civ.Stor.nat.Venezia Contributo alla conoscenza degli Eumenidi del Medio Oriente. Missione Giordani Soika in Iran 1965, III., Volume: 20-21 Pages: 27-183
Horst-Günter Woydak (2001) Natur und Heimat Die solitären Faltenwespen: Eumenidae (Lehmwespen) und Masaridae (Honigwespen im Westfälischen Museum für Naturkunde Münster, Volume: 61 Pages: 85-95
Michael E. Archer (2002) Yorkshire Naturalists Union The wasps, ants and bees (Hymenoptera: aculeata) of Watsonian Yorkshire, Pages: 1-200
Michael Kuhlmann (2002) NachrBl.bayer.Ent. Struktur der Wildbienen- und Wespenzönosen ausgewählter Waldstandorte, Volume: 51 Pages: 61-74
Volker Haeseler (2003) Oldenburger Jb. Ameisen, Wespen und Bienen der Weserinsel Harriersand bei Bremen, Volume: 103 Pages: 333-363
^Ju You,1 Bin Chen, and Ting-jing Li Two new species of the genus Ancistrocerus Wesmael (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) from China, with a key to the Oriental species
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ancistrocerus, nigricornis, species, potter, wasp, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order, hymenoptera, family, vespidae, genus, ancistrocerus, species, nigricornis, binomial, name, curtis, 1. Ancistrocerus nigricornis is a species of potter wasp 1 Ancistrocerus nigricornis Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Hymenoptera Family Vespidae Genus Ancistrocerus Species A nigricornis Binomial name Ancistrocerus nigricornis Curtis 1826 Synonyms Ancistrocerus polonica Bluthgen 1952 Odynerus callosus Thomson 1870 Odynerus excisus Thomson 1870 Vespa sexpunctata Christ 1791 Contents 1 Distribution 2 Habitat 3 Description 4 Biology 5 Bibliography 6 References 7 External linksDistribution editThis species is present in most of Europe and in the eastern Palearctic realm in the Near East in North Africa and in the Oriental realm 2 3 Habitat editThese potter wasps live in wet meadows 4 in open landscapes sometimes in gardens and in areas where their feeding and preferred nesting sites are present 3 Description edit nbsp Dorsal view in flight nbsp Closing its nest with clay Ancistrocerus nigricornis can reach a length of 6 10 millimetres 0 24 0 39 in in males of 9 13 millimetres 0 35 0 51 in in females 4 These medium sized solitary wasps are yellow and black with brown hairs on thorax small spots at the base of the front wings and wing stigma 5 Metasomal terga III IV show apical bands In the females the spot between antennal socket and eye is absent 6 Biology editThis species has a single annual generation univoltine Adults emerge in late summer Males can be seen from June until September 4 while females have been recorded from February to October After mating the males die and the females overwinter and reappear in the spring 3 As adults they eat plant juices honeydew larvae and nectar of various flowers mainly wild angelica Angelica sylvestris 4 hogweed Heracleum blackberry Rubus fruticosus nightshades Solanaceae goldenrod Solidago and thistle 3 Nest building occurs during the spring and early summer These nest consist of holes in wood or tubes commonly in elder and bramble stems with clay partitions These potter wasps lay an egg in each cell where they put various paralysed small caterpillars of micromoths mainly Tortricidae When the eggs hatch the larvae consume the prey 3 Bibliography editAntonio Giordani Soika 1970 Boll Mus Civ Stor nat Venezia Contributo alla conoscenza degli Eumenidi del Medio Oriente Missione Giordani Soika in Iran 1965 III Volume 20 21 Pages 27 183 Horst Gunter Woydak 2001 Natur und Heimat Die solitaren Faltenwespen Eumenidae Lehmwespen und Masaridae Honigwespen im Westfalischen Museum fur Naturkunde Munster Volume 61 Pages 85 95 Michael E Archer 2002 Yorkshire Naturalists Union The wasps ants and bees Hymenoptera aculeata of Watsonian Yorkshire Pages 1 200 Michael Kuhlmann 2002 NachrBl bayer Ent Struktur der Wildbienen und Wespenzonosen ausgewahlter Waldstandorte Volume 51 Pages 61 74 Volker Haeseler 2003 Oldenburger Jb Ameisen Wespen und Bienen der Weserinsel Harriersand bei Bremen Volume 103 Pages 333 363 ZOBODAT Zoological Botanical Database Vespoidea Gusenleitner J 2006 07 20References edit Catalogue of life Fauna europaea a b c d e Bees Wasps amp Ants Recording Society a b c d Commanster permanent dead link Ispot Nature Ju You 1 Bin Chen and Ting jing Li Two new species of the genus Ancistrocerus Wesmael Hymenoptera Vespidae Eumeninae from China with a key to the Oriental speciesExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ancistrocerus nigricornis nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Ancistrocerus nigricornis Naturspaziergang Insectoid Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ancistrocerus nigricornis amp oldid 1190926031, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
