Symmorphus allobrogus
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| Symmorphus allobrogus | |
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| Symmorphus allobrogus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Genus: | Symmorphus |
| Species: | S. allobrogus |
| Binomial name | |
| Symmorphus allobrogus (Saussure, 1855) | |
Symmorphus allobrogus is a species of potter wasps belonging to the subfamily Eumeninae.[1]
Species within this genus are present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East.[2]
Description
These small solitary wasps can reach a length of about 9.5–12 millimetres (0.37–0.47 in) in females, of 7.5–11 millimetres (0.30–0.43 in) in males. They have a black thorax much longer than wide and a long and narrow abdomen with two yellow bands. The 4th abdominal tergite is usually completely black. The main segment of the antennae of males are completely black.[3]