Species Metaparagia confluens (Snelling, 1986)
- Paragia confluens Snelling, R.R. 1986. The taxonomy and nomenclature of some Australian Paragiine wasps (Hymenoptera: Masaridae). Contributions in Science. Los Angeles 378: 1-19 [Date published 03/09/86] [14].
Type data:
Holotype WAM ♀ adult, 36 km ESE of Minnie Creek Homestead, WA [24°38'S 115°20'E].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities 36 km ESE of Minnie Creek Homestead (24°38'S 115°20'E), 16 km WSW of Lyons River Homestead (24°38'S 115°20'E) and Carnarvon area.
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: burrower, volant.
Larva: mellivore, sedentary, soil dweller.
General References
Gess, F.W. 1995. Descriptions of the male of Riekia nocatunga Richards, the male and two strikingly distinct sympatric colour forms of Riekia confluens (Snelling) and the male of Rolandia angulata (Richards) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Masarinae) from Australia. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 4: 33-40 [34] (descriptions of male and two female colour forms)
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