Species Account for Auplopus carbonarius
Auplopus carbonarius (Scopoli, 1763)
a spider-hunter wasp
Aculeata: Pompilidae
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Taxonomic group: bees and wasps (Aculeata) - County data
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Status: Nb
Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Essex Vulnerable
Saproxylic species
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prey wide range of free-living spiders
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Auplopus carbonarius is a rare spider-hunting wasp confined to southern England. There were few Essex records, but it has recently been recorded at an increasing number of new sites. Recorded prey includes Clubiona, Philodromus and Agelena. Nests are constructed under stones, in old stumps or in old shells and are made of cells of clay taken from damp areas. This spider hunting wasp tends to inhabit woodland, especially that with streams and marshy areas which provide wet mud and clay for nesting materials. The nests are built in cavities in a great variety of situations and stocked most frequently with spiders in the family Clubionidae (Edwards, 1997). References
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