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Sphex flavipennis Fabricius 1793

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Description

Sphex flavipennis Fabricius, 1793

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: United Arab Emirates (Hamer 1986, 1988; Guichard 1988; Gillett & Gillett 2005; Howarth & Gillett 2008; Schmid-Egger 2011).

Extralimital distribution: Mediterranean region to Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Notes

Published as part of Gadallah, Neveen S., 2020, Biodiversity of the aculeate wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) of the Arabian Peninsula: Apoidea (Spheciformes), Sphecidae (sensu stricto), pp. 77-90 in Zootaxa 4754 (1) on page 87, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4754.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/3719055

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Fabricius
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Pompilidae
Genus
Sphex
Species
flavipennis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Sphex flavipennis Fabricius, 1793 sec. Gadallah, 2020

References

  • Hamer, I. (1986) Hymenoptera highlights II. Bulletin of the Abu Dhabi Natural History Group, 30, 10 - 16. Available from: http: // www. enhg. org / bulletin / b 30 / 30 _ 10. htm (accessed 18 August 2019)
  • Hamer, I. (1988) Hymenoptera highlights V. Bulletin of the Abu Dhabi Natural History Group, 35, 6 - 12. Available from: http: // www. enhg. org / bulletin / b 35 / 35 _ 06. htm (accessed 18 August 2019)
  • Guichard, K. M. (1988) Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Subfamily Sphecinae of the Arabian Peninsula. Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 9, 114 - 151.
  • Gillett, M. & Gillett, C. (2005) Insects & other arthropods. In: Hellyer, P. & Aspinall, S. (Eds.), The Emirates, a Natural History. Trident Press Ltd., London, pp. 168 - 195 + 352 - 356 + 377 - 379.
  • Howarth, B. & Gillett, M. P. T. (2008) The terrestrial and freshwater arthropods of Abu Dhabi Emirate. In: Perry, R. J. (Ed.), Terrestrial Environment of Abu Dhabi Emirate. Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, pp. 380 - 463.
  • Schmid-Egger, C. (2011) Order Hymenoptera, families Crabronidae and Sphecidae. Arthropod Fauna of the UAE, 4, 488 - 608.