Dielis trifasciata
Dielis trifasciata, also known as the three-banded scoliid wasp is a species of the family Scoliidae (scoliid wasps).[2]
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| Dielis trifasciata. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Scoliidae |
| Genus: | Dielis |
| Species: | D. trifasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dielis trifasciata (Fabricius, 1793) | |
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Description
Dielis trifasciata can reach a length of 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in). These wasps show yellow bands on the three anterior abdominal segments. In males the last three abdominal segments are black and the scutellum has a single yellow band.[3][4][5]
Biology
These parasitic wasps lay eggs on larvae of the scarab Phyllophaga portoricensis.[3] Adults feed on pollen.
Distribution
Dielis trifasciata is present in southern Florida and in most of the Greater Antilles.[3]
References
- "Species Dielis trifasciata". bugguide.net. BugGuide.Net. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- Biolib
- E. E. Grissell Scoliid Wasps of Florida, Campsomeris, Scolia andTrielis spp. (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Scoliidae)
- Insects of Puerto Rico
- KARL V. KROMBEIN The Wasps and Bees of the Bimini Island Group, Bahamas, British West Indies (Hymenoptera: Aculeata)
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