Species Metaparagia pictifrons (Smith, 1857)
- Paragia pictifrons Smith, F. 1857. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collections of the British Museum. Part V. Vespidae. London : British Museum pp. 1-147. [2 pl. I fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH Hym.18.21 ♀ adult (seen 1929 by L.F. Graham), Swan River, WA.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: burrower, volant.
Larva: mellivore, sedentary, soil dweller.
General References
Richards, O.W. 1962. A Revisional Study of the Masarid Wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespoidea). London : British Museum 294 pp. [59] (redescription)
History of changes
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