Cryptocheilus discolor
{{Short description|Species of wasp}}
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|Cryptocheilus eatoni|(Saunders, 1901)
|Cryptocheilus luteipennis|(Fabricius)
|Cryptochilus discolor|(Fabricius, 1793)
|Cryptochilus eatoni|Saunders, 1901
|Cryptochilus luteipennis|(Fabricius, 1804)
|Pompilus graellsii|Guérin, 1843
|Pompilus grohmanni|Spinola, 1808
|Pompilus luteipennis|Fabricius, 1804
|Priocnemis graellssi|Guerin
|Priocnemis nigriventris|Costa, 1874
|Salius discolor|Fabricius
|Salius dissimilis|Smith, 1855
|Sphex discolor|Fabricius, 1793
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Cryptocheilus discolor is a species of pepsid spider wasp which is found in the Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East.
Distribution
From Iberia{{cite web | url = http://www.eimagesite.net/s3/gst/run.cgi?page=s3_insecta_C_Cryptocheilus_discolor | title = Cryptocheilus discolor - a spider-hunting wasp | accessdate = 8 September 2016 | publisher = www.eimagesite.net}} and Morocco east through the Mediterranean Basin to Iran and Central Asia.{{cite journal | last1 = Ebrahimi | first1 = E. | last2 = Schmid-Egger | first2 = C. | last3 = Wahis | first3 = R. | year = 2008 | title = New records of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) from Iran | url = http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/LBB_0040_2_1435-1442.pdf | journal = Linzer Biologische Beiträge | volume = 40 | issue = 2 | pages = 1435–1442}}
Biology
Apparently little known, has been recorded feeding on the flowers of Mentha pulegium.{{cite web | url = http://naturalezasitiosygentes.blogspot.co.uk/2015_10_01_archive.html | title = Naturalezas, Gentes y Sitios | accessdate = 7 September 2016 | publisher = Jose Manuel A.V.}}
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Category:Hymenoptera of Europe
Category:Insects described in 1793
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