Astata boops

Astata boops
A male Astata boops in Skane, Sweden
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Apoidea
Family: Astatidae
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. It is associated with sandy habitats and preys on the nymphs of pentatomid bugs.

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