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Astata is a cosmopolitan genus of solitary predatory wasps in the family Astatidae. They are known to prey on adults and nymphs of Pentatomidae. 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.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Astata is referenced by 14 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, insect and International Standard Book Number.

Vinony files it under Apoidea genera, Astatidae and Biological pest control wasps.

Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Shieldbug Digger Wasp

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHymenoptera
  5. FamilyCrabronidae
Observations193

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Specimen records
236
With media
47
Family
Crabronidae
Collections
BYU, DUGWAY, UTEP, ASU, MNA, UCM
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, Canada, South Africa

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Astatinae
Image
Astata boopsDSC05135.JPG
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Astata
Commons category
Astata
taxon common name
store tegegravevepser
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Astata is a cosmopolitan genus of solitary predatory wasps in the family Astatidae. They are known to prey on adults and nymphs of Pentatomidae. 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 87 known species and subspecies of Astata worldwide, a few of which are listed here: Astata affinis Vander Linden, 1829 Astata apostata Mercet, 1910 Astata bicolor Say, 1823 Astata boops (Schrank, 1781) Astata brevitarsis Puławski, 1958 Astata costae A. Costa, 1867 Astata diversipes Puławski, 1955 Astata gallica de Beaumont, 1942 Astata graeca de Beaumont, 1965 Astata leuthstromi Ashmead 1897 Astata melanaria Cameron, 1905 Astata minor Kohl, 1885 Astata occidentalis Cresson, 1881 Astata quettae Nurse, 1903 Astata rufipes Mocsáry, 1883 Astata unicolor Say, 1824

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