Astata Explained

Astata is a cosmopolitan genus of solitary predatory wasps in the family Astatidae.[1] They are known to prey on adults and nymphs of Pentatomidae.[2] Astata is the largest genus in this subfamily, and is identified by features of its wing venation. The males of this genus and the related genus Dryudella have very large compound eyes that broadly meet at the top of the head.

There are 94 species and subspecies of Astata worldwide, a few of which are listed here:

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Notes and References

  1. Manuela . Sann . Oliver . Niehuis . Ralph S. . Peters . Christoph . Mayer . Alexey . Kozlov . Lars . Podsiadlowski . Sarah . Bank . Karen . Meusemann . Bernhard . Misof . Christoph . Bleidorn . Michael . Ohl . 2018 . Phylogenomic analysis of Apoidea sheds new light on the sister group of bees. . BMC Evolutionary Biology . 18 . 71 . 10.1186/s12862-018-1155-8 . free. 5960199 .
  2. Evans . Howard . Further notes on the ethology of Astata (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) . . 70 . 1 . 30–32 . March 1962 . 25005795.