Abispa splendida

Abispa splendida
Abispa splendida from New Guinea. Museum specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Genus: Abispa
Species:
A. splendida
Binomial name
Abispa splendida
(Guérin, 1838)
Synonyms

Abispa splendida (also known as the large mud-nesting wasp or velvety black and yellow) is a species of wasp in the Vespidae family.

This species was first described as Odynerus splendidus by Guérin in 1838.

Subspecies

Description

Abispa splendida can reach a length of about 26 millimetres (1.0 in), with a forewings span of about 42 millimetres (1.7 in). Body is black and orange-yellow coloured. Thorax is black with yellow shoulders. Head, antenna and legs are yellow. The abdomen shows yellow and black segments. Wings are orange.

Illustration of Abispa splendida

Behavior

These wasps build their mud nest under rocks or inside holes in trees. Larvae pupate in their pot. The golden yellow pupa reach a length of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The adults emerge from the nest after three months.

Distribution

This species can be found in Australia and Indonesia.

References

  1. ↑ Hari Nugroho; Jun-ichi Kojima; James M. Carpenter (2011). "Checklist of vespid species (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae) occurring in Indonesian Archipelago". Treubia. 38: 71–186.
  2. 1 2 Jacobus van der Vecht (1957). "On some Hymenoptera from the collection of Guérin-Méneville in the Leiden Museum". Zoologische Mededelingen. 23 (3): 21–31.
  3. ↑ Brisbane Insects
  4. ↑ Biolib
  5. ↑ Catalogue of life
  6. ↑ PaDIL, Pests and Diseases Image Library, 2007
  7. ↑ Insects abroad at Archive.org
  8. 1 2 3 Brisbane insects
  9. ↑ Kevin M. O'Neill Solitary Wasps: Behavior and Natural History