A review of the genus Bicyrtes (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae, Nyssoninae, Bembicini)

Authors

Richard M. Bohart, University of California, Davis, CA

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

March 1996

Comments

Insecta Mundi, published by the Center for Systematic Entomology, is available online at http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/. Copyright © by Bohart.

Abstract

Bicyrtes is a moderate-sized bembicine sand wasp which is restricted to the New World. The 27 known species include 4 new ones: B. brasiliana (Brazil), B. chilicola (Chile and Peru), B. paranae (South America), and B. venezuelae (Venezuela). Some characters not previously used are found in the descriptions and the key to species, amplified by 46 illustrations.