Identification of Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, ants)

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29.06.2007 15:03, Konstantin Shorenko

In general, the "green determinant" about A. elongata Fisher-Waldhein, 1843, A. occipitalis F. Morawitz, 1890, A. gracillima Taschenberg, 1869, A. sareptana Kohl, 1884 persistently writes: south-east ( as I understand it - this is the Astrakhan region. and other Kalmykia). And about A. hungarica Mocsáry, 1883 also reports: Central Asia. Is all this really found in the Moscow region????

Well, this is true, but I must say, the" green " determinant in terms of distribution is not very good. That is why it includes species that are located on the territory of Europe. parts of the former Soviet Union do not occur (and in theory, it should include only species of this territory), but it can occur. If there is P. hirsuta in the Moscow region, then why be surprised if other southern species appear. By the way, I haven't fished in the Moscow region, and I don't know what there is there.

30.06.2007 0:06, IchMan

to DoubleA
n0706162.jpg -not Ichneumonidae, but the stalk sawfly (Cephidae); pay attention to the sessile abdomen!

I agree with Dormidont that the" green " determinant in terms of distribution often sins against reality. Do not consider it the ultimate truth. Well, if you want to know how many years have passed since its publication - nothing stands still, our knowledge is growing, new entomologists are finding something, the climate is changing...

For your information, Podalonia hirsuta was recorded in South Karelia back in the 70s.
At the expense of Philantus, I can tell you that I caught it in the south of Karelia (the shore of Lake Onega) 3 years ago - which I was then quite surprised and delighted
(I am not fond of beekeeping

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30.06.2007 0:47, IchMan

For those who do not deal with the southern fauna, I can recommend a two - volume guide from the Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica series to identify sphecids, if you can find them anywhere

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Lomholdt, O. 1976: The Sphecidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark // Fauna Entomol. Scand. Vol. 4
is a well-illustrated publication, but it is not quite suitable for the southern and eastern regions of our country

Volumes on ants and dryinids were also published there (all in English)

Collingwood, C. A. 1979: The Formicidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark. //Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica, Vol. 8, P. 1-174

Olmi, M. 1994: The Dryinidae and Embolemidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) of Fennoscandia and Denmark // Fauna Entomol. Scand. Vol. 30 - 98 p.

30.06.2007 10:59, алекс 2611

For those who do not deal with the southern fauna, I can recommend a two - volume guide from the Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica series to identify sphecids, if you can find them anywhere.
Lomholdt, O. 1976: The Sphecidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark // Fauna Entomol. Scand. Vol. 4
is a well-illustrated publication, but it is not quite suitable for the southern and eastern regions of our country

Well, for the southern regions of the country, it is quite suitable: Kazenas V. L. Burrowing wasps of Kazakhstan and Central Asia (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) Alma-Ata, 1978
Determined both the Turkmen and Saratov collections, a good determinant.
And in the St. Petersburg "public" is (I think and in Moscow is available).

30.06.2007 11:13, алекс 2611

I wonder if anyone else in the MOD has met Scolias besides me. True, I don't know the type yet, I'm not strong in the eardrums, but it looks like a steppe one, only it will be healthier. This year I'll take a picture and catch one copy to post here. And I didn't catch it, because I didn't want to ruin it in vain-I don't collect it myself, and there's no one to give it to.

Very interesting! In the corresponding volume of "Fauna of the USSR" it is written that Scolia quadripunctata reaches the Voronezh Region, and S. hirta reaches the Voronezh and Kursk regions. On the other hand, Tom was published in 1962, and in recent years southern views have been actively moving north.
Can you catch one copy on me, too?