Ammophila rubripes
| Ammophila rubripes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Sphecidae |
| Genus: | Ammophila |
| Species: | A. rubripes
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| Binomial name | |
| Ammophila rubripes Spinola, 1839
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Ammophila rubripes is a species of hunting wasp found throughout Africa and the Middle-East. [1]
Description
Ammophila rubripes is mostly variable reddish-brown in color, with silvery-white setae covering much of the head and thorax. [2] The gastral apex, or outer tip of the abdomen, is black
Distribution
This species is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, the Central African Republic, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Jordan, Israel, Syria, the Arabian Peninsula, and Morocco. [2]
References
- ^ van Noort, Simon. "Ammophila rubripes Spinola". WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. Iziko Museums of South Africa. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ a b Dollfuss, Hermann (31 July 2015). "Revision of the wasp genus Ammophila KIRBY, 1798 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecidae) of the Sub-Saharan Region of Africa" (PDF). Proceedings of the Rhodesia Scientific Association: 364–365. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5280415. Retrieved 19 May 2025.