Symmorphus angustatus (Zetterstedt, 1838)

Dvořák, Libor & Castro, Leopoldo, 2007, New and noteworthy records of vespid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) from the Palaearctic region, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 47, pp. 229-236 : 233

Symmorphus angustatus (Zetterstedt, 1838)

Material examined. RUSSIA: EASTERN SIBERIA, IRKUTSK PROVINCE, 110 km S of Irkutsk, Vidrino area, 51°26′ N, 104°38′ E, 5.-8.vii.2002, 1 ♀, J. Straka leg. & det., L. Dvořák revid. & coll.

Rare species occurring in most parts of northern, central and eastern Europe, Turkey, parts of Siberia (Buryatia to Kamchatka and Primorye), North Korea ( CUMMING 1989, GUSENLEITNER 1999, KURZENKO 1995) and Japan ( YAMANE 1990, as Symmorphus iwatai ); it has also been mentioned from France ( GUSENLEITNER et al. 1997).