Stictia signata

Stictia signata is a species of sand wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[2][1][3] It preys primarily on flies.[4]

Stictia signata female lateral view

Stictia signata
Stictia signata female head
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae
Genus: Stictia
Species:
S. signata
Binomial name
Stictia signata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Apis signata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Apis vespiformis De Geer, 1773
  • Bembex insularis (Dahlbom, 1844)
  • Bembex signata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Bembix signata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Epibembex insularis (Dahlbom, 1844)
  • Monedula insularis (Dahlbom, 1844)
  • Monedula signata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Vespa signata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Stictia signata:

  • Stictia signata aricana (Lohrmann, 1948)
  • Stictia signata signata (Linnaeus, 1758)

References
  1. "Stictia signata". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  2. "Stictia signata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  3. Pulawski, Wojciech J. "Catalog of Sphecidae". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  4. Philippi, Thomas; Eberhard, William G. (1986). "Foraging Behavior of Stictia signata (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 59 (4): 604–608. ISSN 0022-8567. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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