Cryptocheilus discolor

Cryptocheilus discolor is a species of pepsid spider wasp which is found in the Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East.

Cryptocheilus discolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Pompilidae
Genus:	Cryptocheilus
Species:	C. discolor
Binomial name
Cryptocheilus discolor (Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Cryptocheilus eatoni (Saunders, 1901) Cryptocheilus luteipennis (Fabricius) Cryptochilus discolor (Fabricius, 1793) Cryptochilus eatoni Saunders, 1901 Cryptochilus luteipennis (Fabricius, 1804) Pompilus graellsii Guérin, 1843 Pompilus grohmanni Spinola, 1808 Pompilus luteipennis Fabricius, 1804 Priocnemis graellssi Guerin Priocnemis nigriventris Costa, 1874 Salius discolor Fabricius Salius dissimilis Smith, 1855 Sphex discolor Fabricius, 1793

Distribution

From Iberia[2] and Morocco east through the Mediterranean Basin to Iran and Central Asia.[3]

Biology

Apparently little known, has been recorded feeding on the flowers of Mentha pulegium.[4]

References

1. "Cryptocheilus discolor (Fabricius, 1793)". GBIF.org. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
2. "Cryptocheilus discolor - a spider-hunting wasp". www.eimagesite.net. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
3. Ebrahimi, E.; Schmid-Egger, C.; Wahis, R. (2008). "New records of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) from Iran" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 40 (2): 1435–1442.
4. "Naturalezas, Gentes y Sitios". Jose Manuel A.V. Retrieved 7 September 2016.