Pison peletieri
| Pison peletieri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Crabronidae |
| Genus: | Pison |
| Species: | P. peletieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Pison peletieri Le Guillou, 1841 | |
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Pison peletieri is a wasp of the family Crabronidae. It is endemic to Australia, and was introduced to New Zealand in 2001.
Description
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The species has a black head and mesosoma, while the metasoma, tibiae and leg tarsi are a red-brown colour.[1]
Pison peletieri creates nests of cells formed from mud.[1]
Distribution
[edit]The species is found in all states of Australia except for Tasmania.[1] Pison peletieri was first detected in Auckland, New Zealand in March 2001.[1] As of 2022, the species has spread to Northland and the Waikato.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Early, John W. (2022). "Mason wasps (Pison species, Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Crabronidae) in Aotearoa New Zealand". Papahou: Records of the Auckland Museum. 56: 63–69. doi:10.32912/RAM.2022.56.4. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 48687533. S2CID 248910215. Wikidata Q113032817.
See also
[edit]- Pulawski, W.J. (2018). "A revision of the wasp genus Pison Jurine, 1808 of Australia and New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific islands (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4. 56: 1–584.