Ammophila gracilis (Lepeletier, 1845)

Buys, Sandor Christiano, 2022, An overview of cocoon morphology of Sphecidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), Journal of Natural History 55 (47 - 48), pp. 2935-2949 : 2944

Ammophila gracilis (Lepeletier, 1845)

Description

Internal capsule. Approximately cylindrical, apical half wider, apical and basal extremities rounded; nipple-like projection on both extremities; texture brittle brown, internal surface brilliant, external surface opaque, with sparse fine white silken spread all over surface, scarcer on the extremities, especially on the apical one.

External capsule. Approximately cylindrical; texture malleable; with basal nipple-like projection; light brown, except nipple-like projection darker brown; layer of white sparse silken threads on all external surface; without adherence points with the internal capsules.

Examined material

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro State: city of Maricá (Restinga de Barra de Maricá), S. Buys: one cocoon.