Bembix loupata J. Parker, 1929

Gess, Friedrich W. & Gess, Sarah K., 2014, Geographical distributions of Bembix (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Bembicinae) in southern Africa, with notes on biology, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 36, pp. 53-130 : 83

Bembix loupata J. Parker Fig. 11c

Bembix loupata J. Parker, 1929: 73, pl. 10, figs 123-126, ♂, ♀ (Holotype, ♂, Tanganyika [Tanzania], Kanoga, in ZMHB); Lohrmann 1948: 448 (member of mediterranea species group; R Bohart and Menke 1976: 547 (in checklist of world Sphecidae ); Pulawski 2013: 42 (in catalogue of world Sphecidae sensu lato).

Bembex loupata Parker & Arnold, 1931: 211, figs 47, 47a, 47b (original description copied).

Material examined.

ZIMBABWE: Sawmills [19.35S, 28.02E], 31.x.1919 (G. Arnold) 1 ♂ [AMGS]; Sawmills, 12.xii.1926 (Rhodesian Museum) 1 ♂; Victoria Falls [17.55S, 25.50E], 19.xi.1920 (G. Arnold) 1 ♂ [both SAMC ex NMBZ].

Geographical distribution.

Known from Tanzania (Kanoga and Ukerewe Island) and Zimbabwe ( Fig. 12c ). Clearly more records are required to establish a distribution pattern.

Flower associations.

Unknown.

Nesting.

Unknown.

Prey.

Diptera : Bombyliidae and Sarcophagidae ( Sarcophaga sp.).

Figures

Figure 11. Bembix species: a Bembix karroensis, female, male b Bembix liturita, female, male c Bembix loupata, male d Bembix melanopa, female, male e Bembix moebii, female, male f Bembix monedula, female, male. (approximate lengths of - females: a 15.5 mm; b 16 mm; d 15.5 mm; e 21 mm; f 24 mm - male: c 15 mm)

Figure 12. Distributions of collection records of Bembix spp.: a Bembix karroensis b Bembix liturata c Bembix loupata d Bembix melanopa e Bembix moebii f Bembix monedula.