Astata occidentalis
| Astata occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Astatidae |
| Genus: | Astata |
| Species: | A. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Astata occidentalis Cresson, 1881
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Astata occidentalis is a species of wasp in the family Astatidae.[2] It is found in Central America and North America.[1]
A. occidentalis is attracted to stink bugs through the use of kairomones. Specifically, female wasps have been caught in traps baited with pheromones of Thyanta pallidovirens, and there is evidence to suggest that the commonality of the ester component of these pheromones between stink bug species could allow A. occidentalis to target several types of stink bug.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Astata occidentalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- ^ Sann, Manuela; Niehuis, Oliver; Peters, Ralph S.; Mayer, Christoph; Kozlov, Alexey; Podsiadlowski, Lars; Bank, Sarah; Meusemann, Karen; Misof, Bernhard; Bleidorn, Christoph; Ohl, Michael (2018). "Phylogenomic analysis of Apoidea sheds new light on the sister group of bees". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 18 (71). doi:10.1186/s12862-018-1155-8. PMC 5960199.
- ^ Millar, Jocelyn G.; Rice, Richard E.; Steffan, Shawn A.; Daane, Kent M.; Cullen, Eileen; Zalom, Frank G. (2001). "Attraction of female digger wasps, Astata occidentalis Cresson (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), to the sex pheromone of the stink bug, Thyanta pallidovirens (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 77 (4): 244–248. ISSN 0031-0603. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
Further reading
- 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 2018-03-15.
External links
- "NCBI Taxonomy Browser". Retrieved 2018-03-15.