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Species Cryptocheilus bicolor (Fabricius, 1775)

 

Generic Combinations

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indonesia, New Zealand (accidental introduction).


Ecological Descriptors

Prey records: Isopedella pessleri (Thorell, 1870) (as Isopeda pessleri (Thorell)); Isopeda sp. (Sparassidae) (Evans & Matthews, 1973:46–47), Heteropoda jugulans Koch, 1876; Isopeda leishmani Hogg, 1903 (as Isopoda leishmani Hogg) (Sparassidae); Lycosa sp. (Lycosidae) (Evans et al. 1981:9–10), Isopeda canberrana Hirst, 1992 (Heteropodidae) (Hirst, 1992)

 

General References

Evans, H.E., Evans, M.A. & Hook, A. 1981. Observations on the prey and nests of some Australian spider wasps (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae). Australian Entomological Magazine 8(1): 9–12 [9–10] (Cryptocheilus bicolor: prey records)

Evans, H.E. & Matthews, R.W. 1973. Behavioural observations on some Australian spider wasps (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae). Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 125(1): 45–55 [46–47] (prey records)

Fabricius, J.C. 1781. Species Insectorum exhibentes eorum differentias specificas, synonyma auctorum, loca natalia, metamorphosis adiectis observationibus, desciptionibus. Hamburgi: Kilonii, C.E. Bohnii iii–viii 552 pp. [450] (Sphex bicolor: description (in Latin), distribution)

Fabricius, J.C. 1787. Mantissa Insectorum sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericus, differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus. Hafniae : Christ. Gottl. Proft. Vol. 1 xx 348 pp. [277] (Sphex bicolor: description (in Latin))

Fabricius, J.C. 1793. Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta. Secundum, Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis synonimis [sic], locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Hafniae : Christ. Gottl. Proft. Vol. 2 viii 519 pp. [217] (Sphex bicolor: description (in Latin); distribution)

Gmelin, J.F. 1790. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Linné, editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Regnum Animalium. Leipzig (Lipsiae) : G.E. Beer Vol. 1(5) 2225-3020 pp. [2732] (Sphex bicolor: description (in Latin), distribution)

Hirst, D.B. 1992. Revision of the Genus Isopeda Koch (Heteropodidae, Araneae) in Australia. Invertebrate Taxonomy 6: 337–387 [365] (Cryptocheilus bicolor: prey record)

McKeown, K.C. 1942. Australian Insects. An Introductory Handbook. Sydney : Sydney & Melbourne Publishing Co. Pty Ltd 303 pp. [185] (Salius bicolor: note)

Schulz, W.A. 1906. Spolia Hymenopterologica. Paderborn : Pape iii 356 pp. 1 pl. [Date published 31/12/1906] [169] (Pompilus bicolor: as senior secondary homonym of Pompilus bicolor (Spinola, 1808))

Smith, F. 1864. Notes on the geographical distribution of the aculeate Hymenoptera collected by Mr. A.R. Wallace in the eastern archipelago. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 7: 109-145 [29] (Pompilus bicolor: note, distribution)

Smith, F. 1871. A Catalogue of the Aculeate Hymenoptera and Ichneumonidae of India and the Eastern Archipelago. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 11: 285–415 [353] (Pompilus bicolor: catalogue, distribution)

Tillyard, R.J. 1926. The Insects of Australia and New Zealand. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 560 pp. [292] (Salius bicolor: note)

Williams, G. & Adam, P. 1995. Records of aculeate wasps from flowering subtropical rainforest trees. Australian Entomologist 22(2): 51–58 [54] (Cryptocheilus bicolor: list)

Zimsen, E. 1964. The Type Material of I.C. Fabricius. Copenhagen : Munksgaard 656 pp. [387] (Sphex bicolor: note on type)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
19-Jan-2012 ADDED