Compléments au volume 2 des Hyménoptères Sphecidae d'Europe occidentale (Faune de France 82)

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Complements to volume I of the Hymenoptera Sphecidae from Western Europe (Faune de France 79). The present additional material intends to update vol. 79 of the " Faune de France" of Sphecidae (currently referred to as apoid wasps) which was published in 1993. The added material reports new points of view on the phylogeny and classification of these Hymenoptera. It also provides data on the taxonomy and geographical distribution of the different species of Crabroninae (tribes Crabronini and Oxybelini) known from the Western European fauna. Data are based on original observations and on literature (more than 300 bibliographic references). RésuméCes "Compléments" sont destinés à actualiser le volume 79 de la Faune de France des Hyménoptères Sphecidae, paru en 1993. Le texte fournit une mise à jour de la phylogénie et de la classification de ces Insectes (actuellement désignés sous le nom d'Apoïdes Sphéciformes) et un ensemble d''informations nouvelles sur la taxonomie et la répartition des différentes espèces de Crabroninae (tribus des Crabronini et Oxybelini) de la faune d'Europe occidentale. Ces informations sont basées sur des observations originales et sur les données tirées de la littérature (plus de 300 références).

Nest aggregations of wild bees and apoid wasps in urban pavements: A ‘street life’ to be promoted in urban planning

“…Cerceris spp. are small and common apoid wasps (Bitsch et al, 1997) that have no conservation status in Belgium, although G. planifrons is considered to be very rare (Schmid-Egger et al, 2010).…”

“…They capture and paralyse small Coleoptera for their offspring, especially Curculionidae or Chrysomelidae for C. arenaria and Cerceris quadricincta , while Cerceris rybyiensis specialises in capturing small species of halictid bees (Bitsch et al, 1997). Hedychrum gerstaekeri and H. nobile are known as their associated parasitoid wasps (Bitsch et al, 1997). Philanthus triangulum , commonly known as the ‘beewolf’, is a predatory apoid species that is widespread in Europe.…”

“…Like Cerceris spp., the adults are generalist predators. Their prey consists mainly of Cicadellidae, Fulgoridae, Cercopidae, Membracidae, micro‐Diptera or micro‐Hymenoptera (Bitsch et al, 1997, 2007; Bitsch & Leclercq, 1993). Cerceris spp.…”

“…Cerceris spp. are small and common apoid wasps (Bitsch et al, 1997) that have no conservation status in Belgium, although G. planifrons is considered to be very rare (Schmid‐Egger et al, 2010). L. pygmaeus armatus is a rare psammophilous species in Belgium, with only two observations since 1950 despite its wide European range (Bitsch & Leclercq, 1993; Rasmont & Haubruge, 2002).…”

“…All collected specimens were prepared for identification following Mouret et al (2007). Several identification keys were used to identify bee and wasp species (Bitsch et al, 1997(Bitsch et al, , 2007Bitsch & Leclercq, 1993;Falk, 2015;Pauly, 2019b). All identified bee specimens were checked against the reference collections of the Functional and Evolutionary Entomology Laboratory (ULiège), the collections of Alain Pauly for captured Halictidae species and the collections of Jean Leclercq for apoid wasp species.…”