© Copyright Sheryl Pollock 2011 · 8 Sphex nudus, Spheciid Wasp Click on map for details about points. IDnature guides Apoid wasp species Podium Sphecidae Sphecini 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on images to enlarge. © Copyright Sheryl Pollock 2011 · 8 Podium luctuosum, Solitary Wasp © Copyright Sheryl Pollock 2011 · 2 Sphex nudus, Katydid Wasp © Copyright Sheryl Pollock 2011 · 5 Sphex nudus, Spheciid Wasp © Copyright Sheryl Pollock 2011 · 5 Sphex nudus, Spheciid Wasp Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab; Photographer: Erika Tucker · 1 Podium luctuosum, side Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab; Photographer: Erika Tucker · 1 Podium luctuosum, face Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab; Photographer: Erika Tucker · 1 Podium luctuosum, abdomen Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab; Photographer: Erika Tucker · 1 Podium luctuosum, top Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab; Photographer: Erika Tucker · 1 Podium luctuosum, top Bohart, R.M., Menke, A.S. 1963 · 0 Podium luctuosum, map 16 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 14 mm; head, thorax, and abdomen black; femoral apex, tibia, and tarsi reddish; wings uniformly brown; erect hairs of body black; genitalia as in figure 58. Female—Average length 21 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 Podium luctuosum Smith (Figs. 5, 58) Podium luctuosum Smith, 1856, Cat. Hymen. Insects Brit. Mus., 4:235. Holotype ♀, North Carolina (BMNII). Geographic distribution Distribution.—We have seen one male and five females from the following localities: TENNESSEE: Burrville, Morgan Co., June 17, 1957 (B. Benesh, COR- NELL); Grassy Cove, Cumberland Co. (UMMZ). FLoIUOA: Lake Co., March 27, 1922 (T. P. Winter, UMMZ). NORTH CAROLINA: Asheville (CORNELL). WASH INGTON, P. C.: June 13, 1944 (M. Vogel, UCD). PENNSYLVANIA: Heckton Mills, June 22, 1910 (W. S. Fischer, USNM). Krombein (correspondence) lists the following additional localities from specimens at the United States National Museum: NEW YORK: Ithaca. MARYLAND: Plummers Island. VIRGINIA: Great Falls. The distribution is plotted on figure 5. Natural history The closest relatives of P. luctuosum are in Central and South America. Biology.—Pate (1949) recorded catching a female carrying a female of Parcoblatta virginica (Brunner) near Ithaca, New York. Krombein (correspondence) has reared luctuosum from trap nests. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Updated: 2024-04-25 07:26:36 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation