Pseudomasaris vespoides
| Pseudomasaris vespoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Genus: | Pseudomasaris |
| Species: | P. vespoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudomasaris vespoides (Cresson, 1863) | |
Pseudomasaris vespoides, the large pollen wasp,[1] is a species of pollen wasp in the family Vespidae.[2][3][4] This species can be found in the western United States as well as Baja California.[5] The species specializes in collecting pollen from penstemon flowers.[6]
References
- ↑ Pipp, Andrea; Fimbel, Robert; Bergstrom, Elizabeth; Shelly, J. Stephen; Cooper, Stephen; Clausen, Aaron; Newlon, Karen; Rogers, Paul C.; Skinner, Beverly; Velman, Wendy; Luna, Tara; Longknife, Dennis Jr.; Werk, Colette; Crawford, Madison (2024). Montana Native Plant Conservation Strategy: Part 1. Vascular Species and Habitats of Greatest Conservation Need. Helena, Montana: Montana Natural Heritage Program & Montana Native Plant Conservation Strategy Partnership. p. 8-4. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Pseudomasaris vespoides species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ↑ "Pseudomasaris vespoides". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ↑ "Pseudomasaris vespoides Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ↑ Carpenter, James M. (2001). "Checklist of Species of the Subfamily Masarinae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)". American Museum Novitates (3325): 22. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2001)325<0001:COSOTS>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0003-0082.
- ↑ Tepidino, Vince (n.d.). "Pollinator-of-the-month – Pollen Wasps". US Forest Service. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Buck, Matthias; Marshall, Stephen A.; Cheung, David K.B. (2008). Identification Atlas of the Vespidae (HymenopteraAculeata) of the Northeastern Nearctic Region. Biological Survey of Canada [Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification].
- Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D., eds. (1979). "Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico". Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
External links
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