Cryptocheilus discolor

Cryptocheilus discolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Pompilidae
Genus:	Cryptocheilus
Species:	C. discolor
Binomial name
	Cryptocheilus discolor; (Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
	Cryptocheilus eatoni (Saunders, 1901) ; Cryptocheilus luteipennis (Fabricius) ; Cryptochilus discolor (Fabricius, 1793) ; Cryptochilus eatoni Saunders, 1901 ; Cryptochilus luteipennis (Fabricius, 1804) ; Pompilus graellsii Guérin, 1843 ; Pompilus grohmanni Spinola, 1808 ; Pompilus luteipennis Fabricius, 1804 ; Priocnemis graellssi Guerin ; Priocnemis nigriventris Costa, 1874 ; Salius discolor Fabricius ; Salius dissimilis Smith, 1855 ; Sphex discolor Fabricius, 1793 ;

Cryptocheilus discolor is a species of pepsid spider wasp which is found in the Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East.

Distribution

From Iberia² and Morocco east through the Mediterranean Basin to Iran and Central Asia.³

Apparently little known, has been recorded feeding on the flowers of Mentha pulegium.⁴

References

"Cryptocheilus discolor (Fabricius, 1793)". GBIF.org. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
"Cryptocheilus discolor - a spider-hunting wasp". www.eimagesite.net. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
Ebrahimi, E.; Schmid-Egger, C.; Wahis, R. (2008). "New records of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) from Iran" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 40 (2): 1435–1442.
"Naturalezas, Gentes y Sitios". Jose Manuel A.V. Retrieved 7 September 2016.