Dolichurus is a genus of cockroach wasps in the family Ampulicidae; they are generally found on dead wood, leaf litter, or on tree trunks.[2] There are at least 50 described species in Dolichurus.[1][3][4][5][6]

Dolichurus
Dolichurus gilberti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ampulicidae
Subfamily: Dolichurinae
Tribe: Dolichurini
Genus: Dolichurus
Latreille, 1809
Synonyms[1]
  • Thyreosphex Ashmead, 1904

These wasps are small in size with an elongate body and slender appendages; legs are modified for running. Sexual dimorphism is not marked; antennae have 12 segments in females and 13 segments in males; females have six visible metasomal segments and males usually have only three visible segments. In females metasomal punctures are usually fine, almost impunctate with very sparse delicate punctures (surface glossy) but the metasomal punctures of males are usually coarser.[citation needed]

This is a cosmopolitan genus with about 50 species worldwide (Nearctic 1, Neotropical 2, Palearctic 6, Ethiopian 10, Oriental 27, and Australian 4).[2]

Latreille (1809) erected the genus Dolichurus (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae) based on the type species Pompilus corniculus Spinola, 1808.[citation needed]

Species

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These 50 species belong to the genus Dolichurus:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dolichurus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ a b Ohl, Michael; Fritz, Kristina; Neumann, Stephanie (2004). "A New Afrotropical Species of the Wasp Genus Dolichurus (Hymenoptera: Apoidea, Ampulicidae)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 13.
  3. ^ "Dolichurus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ^ Pulawski, Wojciech J. "Catalog of Sphecidae". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. ^ Sann, Manuela; Niehuis, Oliver; Peters, Ralph S.; Mayer, Christoph; et al. (2018). "Phylogenomic analysis of Apoidea sheds new light on the sister group of bees". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 18: 71. Bibcode:2018BMCEE..18...71S. doi:10.1186/s12862-018-1155-8. PMC 5960199. PMID 29776336.