David Element
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Hymenoptera 72 – Box-headed Mason Wasps
BOX-HEADED MASON WASP Gymnomerus
laevipes (m)
BOX-HEADED MASON WASP Gymnomerus
laevipes (m)
BOX-HEADED MASON WASP Gymnomerus
laevipes (m)
BOX-HEADED MASON WASP Gymnomerus
laevipes (m)
BOX-HEADED MASON WASP Gymnomerus
laevipes (m)
BOX-HEADED MASON WASP Gymnomerus
laevipes (m)
BOX-HEADED MASON WASP Gymnomerus
laevipes (m)
BOX-HEADED
MASON WASP Gymnomerus laevipes (m)
BOX-HEADED MASON WASP Gymnomerus
laevipes (m)
BOX-HEADED MASON WASP Gymnomerus
laevipes (m)
BOX-HEADED MASON WASP Gymnomerus
laevipes (m)
BOX-HEADED MASON WASP Gymnomerus
laevipes (m)
BOX-HEADED
MASON WASP Gymnomerus laevipes (m)
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The male Box-headed Mason Wasp Gymnomerus laevipes,
the solitary representative of this genus in the UK, is similar in
appearance to members of the genus Odynerus, particularly O.
spinipes. However, G. laevipes lacks the characteristic notches
underneath the mid femorae of this species, and there
are other minor anatomical differences referred to in entomological
identification keys. Females nest in hollow stems and their larvae are supplied
with small Hypera spp. weevils. Amazingly,
the individual wasp illustrated above was photographed on three separate
occasions – it was too windy on the first so the other
opportunities were welcomed!
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