© J.McGavin, www.pawild.net · 9 Isodontia philadelphica Click on map for details about points. IDnature guides Apoid wasp species Isodontia Sphecidae Sphecini Links Hosts 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on images to enlarge. © Patrick Coin · 9 Isodontia philadelphica Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab; Photographer: Erika Tucker · 9 Isodontia philadelphica - face Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab; Photographer: Erika Tucker · 9 Isodontia philadelphica - thorax Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab; Photographer: Erika Tucker · 9 Isodontia philadelphica - topview Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab; Photographer: Erika Tucker · 9 Isodontia philadelphica - wing Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab; Photographer: Erika Tucker · 9 Isodontia philadelphica © Copyright John Ascher, 2006-2014 · 6 Isodontia philadelphica, Philadelphia Grass-carrying Wasp © Copyright John Ascher, 2006-2014 · 1 Isodontia philadelphica, sphecid wasp Bohart, R.M., Menke, A.S. 1963 · 0 Isodontia philadelphica, mandible Bohart, R.M., Menke, A.S. 1963 · 0 Isodontia philadelphica, map 11 thumbnails  •  slide show Overview Taken from: Bohart, R.M., Menke, A.S. 1963. A Reclassification of the Sphecinae: With a Revision of the Nearctic Species of the Tribes Sceliphronini and Sphecini. Male—Average length 18 mm; black, fore femur red basally, wings dark violaceous; erect hair of head and thorax mostly black; face with appressed silvery pubescence; thick bands of cilia across sternites TV—Vu, sternite VIII with dense black erect hair; flagellomere I shorter than IV or V, flagellomeres V—Vu extensively spiculate; apex of sternite VIII with a narrow V-shaped notch; genitalia as in figure 69. Female.—Average length 23 mm. Names Scientific source: Catalog of Sphecidae sensu lato, Pulawski, 2011, California Academy of Sciences Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist, Ascher and Pickering. Integrated Taxonomic Information System Isodontia (Isodontia) philadelphica (Lepeletier) (Figs. 18, 44, 69) Sphex philadelphica Lepeletier, 1845, fist. Nat. Insect, Hymen., 3:340. Holotype ♀, Philadelphia, Pa. (TURIN). Sphex macrocephalus Fox, 1890, But. News, 1:137. Holotype ♀, Philadelphia, Pa. (USNM). Sphex (Isodontia) azteca of authors, not Saussure. Geographic distribution Distribution—This species occurs from coast to coast in the United States but does not appear to be a common insect (fig. 18). Our records cover most of the area south of the Great Lakes, from New York to eastern Kansas, thence westward to Texas, Arizona, and California, where it is found mainly along the coast north to the Oregon border. Natural history Lepeletier’s species has been questionably regarded as being the same as harrisi (Fernald), e.g., mexicana (Saussure), but examination of the type by Bohart has established the identity of this species as that generally known as azteca (Saussure) (Murray, 1951). True I. azteca, however, is a Mexican species. Cameron’s robusta, described from Mexico, probably is synonymous with azteca. Bohart has studied the type of macrocephalus. Biology.—Menke observed several females nesting in a log in Santa Barbara Co., California. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation Hosts · map Family Scientific name @ source (records) Asteraceae   Solidago @ I_JSA (2) go to Discover Life's Facebook group Updated: 2024-04-16 11:52:54 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation