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Two introduced spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) new to Canada, with notes on nesting habits and the incidence of introductions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Matthias Buck
Matthias Buck
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada (e-mail: mbuck@uoguelph.ca)
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Abstract

The European pompilid Agenioideus cinctellus (Spinola, 1808) is recorded for the first time from the New World based on material from Ontario. Another recent Nearctic immigrant, Auplopus carbonarius (Scopoli, 1763), is recorded for the first time from Canada, which extends its known range into southern Ontario. The incidence of new introductions and the possible impact on the community of cavity-nesting aculeate wasps is discussed.

Résumé

Le pompilide européen Agenioideus cinctellus (Spinola, 1808) est noté pour la première fois du Nouveau Monde basé sur les exemplaires d'Ontario. Un autre immigrant récent du Néarctique, Auplopus carbonarius (Scopoli, 1763), est noté pour la première fois du Canada. Cette espèce étend son territoire connu au sud d'Ontario. L'incidence de nouvelles introductions et l'impact possible sur la communauté des guêpes aculéates qui nichent dans les cavités est discutée.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 137 , Issue 3 , June 2005 , pp. 278 - 282
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2005

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