Ectemnius cavifrons (THOMSON 1870)

Tomarchio, S. & G. F, 2006, New or little known Sphecidae (Hymenoptera, Aculeata) from Sicily (Italy), Linzer biologische Beiträge 38 (1), pp. 953-960 : 955-956

Ectemnius cavifrons (THOMSON 1870)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Mount Etna, Serra La Nave, 1730 m (Nicolosi, Catania), 7.IX.1997, 1 (G.F. Turrisi leg.); Mount Etna, Mounts Sartorius, 1650 m (Sant’Alfio, Catania), 13.VIII.1993, 3, 2 (G. Costa leg.); Mount Etna, Mount Baracca, 1700 m (Linguaglossa, Catania), 23.VIII.1995, 1 (G.F. Turrisi leg.).

R e m a r k s: First record for Sicily! Widespread troughout Europe and Asia, but its distribution is poorly known in the Mediterranean region. In Italy it is recorded from peninsular regions, as south as Apulia, and for Sardinia. The specimens of Mounts Sartorius were obtained from nest inside wood of Betula aetnensis Rafinesque , ( Betulaceae ), with Diptera Brachycera as hosts.