Bembecinus tridens is a species of sand wasps belonging to the family Bembicidae.Biolib
Subspecies Bembecinus tridens caesius (Compte Sart, 1959) Bembecinus tridens tridens (Fabricius, 1781)
Description Bembecinus tridens can reach a length of . The body is black and yellow.
Biology These wasps fly in one generation from early June to late August. The females dig a unicellular nest, though a single female digs 1-8 nests in succession. After an egg is laid in the cell the prey item (various families of Homoptera) is introduced.C. Polidori, V. Zangheratti, A. Martinoli & F. Andrietti Temporal transition of nesting activities in the digger wasp Bembecinus tridens (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) Italian Journal of Zoology, 74:3, 265-275, DOI: 10.1080/11250000701282042Howard Ensign Evans, Kevin M. O'Neill The Sand Wasps: natural history and behavior The species is parasitized by Hedychrum chalybaeum.
Distribution and habitat This species can be found from Western Europe and North Africa to Japan and China.Fauna europaea They are common inhabitants of sandy areas.
Bibliography Nemkov P. G. (2012). Digger wasps of the genus Bembecinus A. Costa, 1859 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Bembicinae) of the fauna of Russia and neighbouring countries. - Bembecinus A. Costa, 1859 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Bembicinae)). // Far Eastern Entomologist. 2012. N 251. C. 1–11. ISSN 1026-051X Rolf Witt: Wespen. Beobachten, Bestimmen. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1998, .
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External links Bembecinus tridens - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliography Bembecinus tridens - NCBI Taxonomy Database Bembecinus tridens - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Bembecinus tridens - Encyclopedia of Life