Pison peletieri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Crabronidae |
| Genus: | Pison |
| Species: | P. peletieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Pison peletieri Le Guillou, 1841
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Pison peletieri is a wasp of the family Crabronidae. It is endemic to Australia, and was introduced to New Zealand in 2001.
Description[edit]
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The species has a black head and mesosoma, while the metasoma, tibiae and leg tarsi are a red-brown colour.[1]
Pison peletieri creates nests of cells formed from mud.[1]
Distribution[edit]
The species is found in all states of Australia except for Tasmania.[1] Pison peletieri was first detected in Auckland, New Zealand in March 2001.[1] As of 2022, the species has spread to Northland and the Waikato.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Early, John W. (2022). "Mason wasps (Pison species, Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Crabronidae) in Aotearoa New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Museum. 56: 63–69. doi:10.32912/RAM.2022.56.4. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 48687533. S2CID 248910215. Wikidata Q113032817.
See also[edit]
- Pulawski, W.J. (2018). "A revision of the wasp genus Pison Jurine, 1808 of Australia and New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific islands (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4. 56: 1–584.