Check List 12(5): e19557, doi: 10.15560/12.5.1955
First Brazilian record of Ammophila hevans Menke, 2004 (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)
expand article infoBhrenno M. Trad, Sandor C. Buys§, Rogerio Silvestre
‡ Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD), Brazil§ Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Brazil
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Abstract
The Thread-waisted Wasp, Ammophila hevans Menke, 2004, is reported from the Brazilian Cerrado, collected in a transitional area between Savannah and Semidecidual Forest formations in Dourados muni­cipality, Mato Grosso Sul state, Brazil. The species is illustrated for the first time, and a distribution map is provided.
Keywords
Ammophilini; Thread-waisted Wasp; Cerrado biogeographic province; Spheciformes; new record; biogeographical crossroads; Mato Grosso do Sul