Bicyrtes ventralis (Say, 1824)

 

Synonyms:Bembidula meliloti, Bembidula parata, Bicyrtes parata, Bicyrtes servillii, Larra servillii, Monedula parata, Monedula ventralis, Stizus servillii

 

Bicyrtes ventralis is a sand wasp found in a variety of open habitats in North America from central Canada to northern Mexico; abundant in the USA. B. ventralis have broad tergal bands, interrupted medially. This species visits flowers of the Asteraceae and Lamiaceae. Nests are excavated in sandy soils; other species of Bicyrtes provision their larvae with paralyzed true bugs (Heteroptera), but specifics are lacking for B. ventralis. Active from May to November in the southern United States.

 

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