Rhopalum clavipes
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Rhopalum clavipes is a of square-headed in the Crabronidae. It is to Europe and Northern Asia, and has been to North America where it is now widespread. The species has been documented with a unique phoretic association with the dipteran Ptychoneura minuta, whose are attached to the of female wasps.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Rhopalum clavipes: //roʊˈpæləm ˈklæ.vɪˌpiːz//
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Distribution
to Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China). and widespread in North America.
Host Associations
- Ptychoneura minuta - phoreticDipteran attached to of female ; represents a phoretic relationship where the uses the wasp as a transport
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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