New Record of the Genus Larra Fabricius, 1793 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) From Vietnam

Abstract

The genus Larra Fabricius, 1793 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) is recorded for the first time from Vietnam. Three species and two subspecies belonging to this genus as follows: L. amplipennis (F. Smith, 1873); L. carbonaria (F. Smith, 1858); L. fenchihuensis Tsuneki, 1967; L. polita polita (F. Smith, 1858) and L. polita luzonensis Rohwer, 1919 are presented. Keys to both sexes of the three species and two subspecies reported here are provided.

Two New Records of Cerceris Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Crabronidae) from Iraq

“…The taxonomic studies about Hymenoptera are few and scattered in Iraq and restricted about some guilds [10][11][12] Members of the genus Cerceris are witch hunt mainly bees or beetles as a provision for their larvae, they prefer dry and hot areas [9]. Cerceris was revised in Arabian Peninsula [13,14] and Iraq [15].…”