Mimumesa
Malloch, 1933
Species Guides
1Mimumesa is a of solitary comprising 32 described distributed across the Holarctic region. The genus was established by Malloch in 1933 and is currently classified in the Crabronidae, Pemphredoninae. Species occur in Asia, Europe, and North America, with some showing specific associations such as reed beds.
Pronunciation
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Habitat
Reed beds (documented for M. wuestneii); coastal/littoral sandy substrates (documented for M. littoralis).
Distribution
Holarctic: Asia (at least 5 ), Europe (at least 12 species), North America (at least 15 species). Specific records include France (Loire-Atlantique), Poland, Lithuania, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
Life Cycle
Solitary nesting with individual nests constructed by females (documented for M. littoralis).
Behavior
Nesting in sandy substrates (documented for M. littoralis).
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Taxonomic History
Originally described in Psenidae; now placed in Crabronidae (Pemphredoninae) based on current classification systems.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Nesting biology of Mimumesa littoralis (Bondroit, 1934) (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) in Poland
- Découverte de Mimumesa wuestneii (Faester, 1951) dans la réserve naturelle nationale du Lac de Grand-Lieu (France, Loire-Atlantique), un site riche en Psenidae (Hymenoptera : Psenidae)