Astata boops

Astata boops
	A male Astata boops in Skane, Sweden
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Crabronidae
Subfamily:	Astatinae
Genus:	Astata
Species:	A. boops
Binomial name
	Astata boops; (Schrank, 1781)
Synonyms
	Sphex boops Schrank, 1781; Astatus boops (Schrank, 1781); Tiphia abdominalis Panzer, 1798; Dimorpha abdominalis (Panzer, 1798); Astata abdominalis (Panzer, 1798); Astata agilis F. Smith, 1875; Astata fuscipes Robert, 1833; Dimorpha oculata Jurine, 1807 o; Astata boops oculata (Jurine, 1807); Astatus boops oculatus (Jurine, 1807);

Astata boops is a Palearctic species of solitary wasp.^[1] It is associated with sandy habitats and preys on the nymphs of pentatomid bugs.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Edward Saunders 1896, The Hymenoptera Aculeata of the British Isles London. pdf us.archive Full text with illustrations]
^ BWARS

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