Published March 3, 2023 | Version v1
Taxonomic treatment Open

Agenioideus sericeus

  • 1. Aartshertoginnestraat 58 / 01, B- 8400 Ostend, Belgium
  • 2. UHasselt, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Agoralaan Gebouw-D, B- 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
  • 3. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat, 29, B- 1000 Brussels, Belgium
  • 4. Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China
  • 5. Wederiklaan 10, NL- 8245, Lelystad, the Netherlands
  • 6. Wakkensteenweg 50 a, B- 8710 Sint-Baafs-Vijve, Belgium
  • 7. Krekelstraat 59, B- 9840 De Pinte, Belgium
  • 8. Frans Halsstraat 10, NL- 1816, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
  • 9. Noendreef 7, B- 8730 Beernem, Belgium
  • 10. Oude-Provenstraat 39, B- 8978 Watou, Belgium
  • 11. Dpt. Zoologia, Fac. Ciencies Biològiques - Universitat de València, C / Dr. Moliner, 50, ES- 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain

Description

Agenioideus sericeus (Vander Linden, 1827)

BELGIUM: 1 ♀; N51.160° E4.390°; viii/2021; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. FV (RBINS); pitfall trap; H. Nieuwenhuijsen det.

Remarks:

This species belongs to the Subfamily Pompilinae, meaning it has a typical wing venation in the front wing, while any grooves on sternite 2 are missing. Agenioideus spp. have a narrow pterostigma (length of 2r-rs is smaller or equal to its width) and narrow antennal segments. Females of A. sericeus are more or less black with the propodeum smooth (NIEUWENHUIJSEN, 2005).

Species in the genus are typically found on walls. It was once typified as rare in the Netherlands (NIEUWENHUIJSEN, 2002), but in Belgium it has always been slightly more common (see also GROS &WAHIS, 2002). Last decades seem to suggest an increase of the species in both countries, with several new locations on citizen science portals. Presumably, the species (or some of its main preys) are thermophilic and are possibly influenced by climate change. It is not surprising then this species was found on green roofs in both countries (see Discussion and DRUKKER, DE BOER & FATOUROS, 2018).

Notes

Published as part of Verheyde, Fons, Jacobs, JEffrEY, Dekoninck, WOUTEr, Achterberg, Kees Van, Rond, JErOEn, Blanck, Tim De, Schoonvaere, KarEL, Nieuwenhuijsen, Hans, Ketelaere, Augustijn De, Minnebo, BarT & Ferrer-Suay, Mar, 2023, Remarks on Hymenoptera on urban green roofs in Belgium, pp. 1-37 in Belgian Journal of Entomology 140 on page 17, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10981934

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References

  • NIEUWENHUIJSEN H., 2005. - Determinatietabel voor de Nederlandse spinnendoders (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen 22: 27 - 90. https: // repository. naturalis. nl / pub / 262185
  • NIEUWENHUIJSEN H., 2002. - Pompilidae - Spinnendoders. In: REEMER M., VAN LOON A. J. & PEETERS T. M. J., eds. - De wespen en mieren van Nederland (Hymenoptera: Aculeata). Naturalis / KNNV Uitgeverij, Leiden / Utrecht: 275 - 310. http: // www. bestuivers. nl / publicaties / de-wespen-en-mieren-van-nederland
  • GROS E. & WAHIS R., 2002. - Contribution a la connaissance des Agenioideus de la faune franco-belge (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae). Bulletin de la Societe entomologique de France 107 (3): 313 - 334. https: // www. persee. fr / docAsPDF / bsef _ 0037 - 928 x _ 2002 _ num _ 107 _ 3 _ 16865. pdf
  • DRUKKER E. F., DE BOER R. & FATOUROS N., 2018. - Factors influencing invertebrate diversity on green rooftops in the Netherlands. Wageningen University & Research. Online report. 36 p. https: // www. kwrwater. nl / wp-content / uploads / 2017 / 02 / bijvangst-Report _ Green _ Roofs _ Eva _ Drukker _ Final _ Version 1. pdf