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Asís, J. D., Gayubo, S. F. ; Tormos, J.: Preimaginal stages of Iberian Sphecidae V. Sphex rufocinctus Brullé and Ammophila laevicollis Ed. André (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae)
ANNALES HISTORICO-NATURALES MUSEI NATIONALIS HUNGARICI Tomus 81. Budapest, 1990 p. 239-244. Preimaginal stages of Iberian Sphecidae V. Sphex rufocinctus Brullé and Ammophila laevicollis Ed. André (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) by J.D. Asis, Valencia, S.F. GAYUBO & J. TORMOS, Salamanca J.D. Asfs, SP. GAYUBO & J. TORMOS: Preimaginal stages of Iberian Sphecidae V. Sphex rufocinctus Brullé and Ammophila laevicollis Ed. André (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). -Annls hist-nat. Mus. natn. hung. 1989, 81:239-244. Abstract - The mature larvae of two species of the Sphecinae subfamily are described: Sphex rufocinctus BRULLÉ, 1883, andAmmophila laevicollis ED. ANDRÉ, 1886. Their morphology is compared with that of the other species belonging to the genera Sphex LINNAEUS, 1758 and Ammophila W. KIRBY, 1798 described previously. With 15 figures. Although several authors, in particular GRANDI, JANVIER, MANEVAL and MiCHELI, studied the preimaginal stages of European Sphecidae, many species of the family are still almost unknown regarding this aspect. In view of this, we began a series of studies, mainly devoted to examining the larvae of Sphecidae. In the present article we describe the mature larvae of two species of Sphecinae: Sphex rufocinctus BRULLÉ, 1833, and Ammophila laevicollis ED. ANDRÉ, 1886. Among the species included in the genus Sphex LINNAEUS, 1758, special attention has been paid to the preimaginal stages of North American (EVANS 1964, EVANS & LIN 1959) and Japanese (IIDA 1967) species. As for the European species, FABRE (1856, 1879) studied the larva of Sphex rufocinctus - under the name of Sphex flavipennis, according to BERLAND (1925), although this author's description failed to include many of the structures that are essential for later comparison with other larvae of the genus or subfamily. We therefore think it necessary to give a description of the mature larva of this species. The larvae of the European species belonging to the genus Ammophila W. KIRBY, 1798 are not very well known, since only those of Ammophila campestris LATREILLE, 1809 (GRANDI 1926) have been described; hence the interest in descriptions of larvae belonging to this genus. MATERIAL AND METHODS The description is based on specimens captured in nests located in Segorbe (Castellón, Spain) (TUM 30SYK 1614) at a height of 310 m a.s.l. on a sandy substrate. Three larvae of Sphex rufocinctus were obtained * Granu from the ConaeUeria de Cultura, Bducació i Ciència de la Generalität Valenciana supported the study.
