Abispa splendida
{{Short description|Species of wasp}}
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| image = Vespidae - Abispa splendida.jpg
| image_caption =Abispa splendida from New Guinea. Museum specimen
| taxon = Abispa splendida
| authority = (Guérin, 1838)
| synonyms = * Odynerus splendidus Guerin, 1838
- Abispa maculicollis Cameron, 1911
- Abispa odyneroides Perkins, 1912
| synonyms_ref = {{cite journal | author1 = Hari Nugroho | author2 = Jun-ichi Kojima | author3 = James M. Carpenter | year = 2011 | title = Checklist of vespid species (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae) occurring in Indonesian Archipelago | url = https://www.academia.edu/1415509 | journal = Treubia | volume = 38 | pages = 71–186}}{{cite journal | author = Jacobus van der Vecht | year = 1957 | title = On some Hymenoptera from the collection of Guérin-Méneville in the Leiden Museum | url = http://repository.naturalis.nl/document/149201 | journal = Zoologische Mededelingen | volume = 23 | issue = 3 | pages = 21–31}}
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Abispa splendida (also known as the large mud-nesting wasp or velvety black and yellow)[http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_wasps/LargePotterWasp2.htm Brisbane Insects] is a species of wasp in the Vespidae family.[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id657412/ Biolib]
This species was first described as Odynerus splendidus by Guérin in 1838.
Subspecies
- Abispa splendida australis (Smith, 1857)
- Abispa splendida maculicollis Cameron, 1911
- Abispa splendida odyneroides Perkins, 1912
- Abispa splendida splendida (Guérin, 1838)[http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/abispa+splendida/match/1 Catalogue of life]
Description
Abispa splendida can reach a length of about {{convert|26|mm}}, with a forewings span of about {{convert|42|mm}}. Body is black and orange-yellow coloured. Thorax is black with yellow shoulders. Head, antenna and legs are yellow. The abdomen shows yellow and black segments. Wings are orange.[http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/136371# PaDIL, Pests and Diseases Image Library, 2007][https://archive.org/stream/insectsabroadbei00wooduoft/insectsabroadbei00wooduoft#page/487/mode/1up Insects abroad at Archive.org][http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_vespoidwasps/LargePotterWasp2.htm Brisbane insects]
Behavior
These wasps build their mud nest under rocks or inside holes in trees. Larvae pupate in their pot. The golden yellow pupa reach a length of about {{convert|30|mm}}. The adults emerge from the nest after three months.Kevin M. O'Neill [https://books.google.com/books?id=khOmHyUT3AkC&dq=abispa+splendida&pg=PA279 Solitary Wasps: Behavior and Natural History]
Distribution
References
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External links
- [https://www.gbif.org/species/1330571 Abispa splendida: Images & occurrence data] from GBIF
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Category:Insects described in 1838
Category:Taxa named by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville
Category:Insects of Papua New Guinea
Category:Hymenoptera of Australia
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