Cryptocheilus notatus

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| taxon = Cryptocheilus notatus

| authority = (Rossi, 1792)

| synonyms = *Calicurgus apricus Lepeletier, 1845

Calicurgus melanius Lepeletier, 1845
Cryptocheilus affinis (Vander Linden, 1827)
Cryptocheilus notatum (Rossi, 1792)
Cryptocheilus orientalis (Haupt)
Cryptocheilus stygium Priesner, 1967
Cryptocheilus subnotatus (Junco, 1943)
Cryptochilus affinis Vander Linden, 1827
Cryptochilus anthracinus Haupt
Cryptochilus fuliginatur Haupt
Cryptochilus notatus (Rossi, 1792)
Cryptochilus orientalis (Haupt, 1927)
Pompilus affinis Vander Linden, 1827
Pompilus gutta Spinola, 1808
Pompilus iracundus Dufour, 1841
Pompilus rogenhoferi Radoszkowski, 1887
Priocnemis binotatus Marquet, 1879
Priocnemis notatus (Rossi, 1792)
Salius marquetii Dalla Torre, 1897
Sphex notata Rossi, 1792
Sphex notatus Rossi, 1792

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Cryptocheilus notatus is the largest species of spider wasps (Pompilidae) to be found in Great Britain reaching up to 18 mm in length.

Biology

Cryptocheilus notatus constructs multi-celled nests and they require quite substantial pre-existing cavities, the wasp does very little digging herself. Nesting sites have included mammal burrows, notably those of the European Mole (Talpa europaea), but it will utilise disused invertebrate nest sites, which it will expand.

Prey recorded in Britain includes Drassodes cupreus, a large nocturnal ground spider from the Gnaphosidae.{{Cite web|url=http://www.natureconservationimaging.com/Pages/nature_conservation_imaging_heathland1_sh_wasps_Pepsinae3.htm|title=Nature Conservation Imaging - Page Redirection}}

Habitat

Associated with woodland edges.Szczepko K, Kruk A & Bartos M, 2012 The role of mosaicity of the post-agriculture area of the Kampinos NationalPark in determining the diversity of species of spider wasps (Hymenoptera:Pompilidae) Eur. J. Entomol. 109: 35–46 In Britain, it is associated with warm lowland heaths.{{Cite web |url=http://www.buglife.org.uk/Resources/Buglife/Migrated%20Resources/Documents/17%20Notable%20invertebrates%20associated%20with%20lowland%20heathland.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709004140/http://www.buglife.org.uk/Resources/Buglife/Migrated%20Resources/Documents/17%20Notable%20invertebrates%20associated%20with%20lowland%20heathland.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-09 |url-status=dead }}

Distribution

Europe and the Middle East. In Britain, it is only found in the southern heathlands from Kent west to Cornwall, with concentrations in Surrey and Hampshire.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bwars.com/maps_wasps.htm |title=Distribution Maps |access-date=2012-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510143803/http://www.bwars.com/maps_wasps.htm |archive-date=2012-05-10 |url-status=dead }} In Europe has been recorded in Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Poland.{{Cite web|url=http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species/240773/geo|title=Cryptocheilus notatus - (Rossius, 1792)}} It has also been found in Turkey,Anlas S., Wahis R. & Tezcan S. 2005 Some additional notes on Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) Fauna of Turkey, Turk. Entomol. Derg. 29(4) 255-258 east to IranEbrahimi, E., Schmid-Egger & Wahis R. 2008 New records of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) from Iran Linzer biol. Beitr. 40(2) 1435-1442 and Central Asia.Wolf H. 2004 Wegwespen (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae) des Oberösterreichischen Landesmuseums Linz (Austria) aus Zentralasien (II) Linzer biol. Beitr. 36/2 1139-1152

References

External links

[http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=311832 Images representing Cryptocheilus notatus] at Barcodes of Life

Category:Pepsinae

Category:Hymenoptera of Asia

Category:Hymenoptera of Europe

Category:Insects described in 1792

Category:Taxa named by Pietro Rossi