New data on the fauna of digger wasps of the genus Prionyx Vander Linden, 1827 (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Prionychini) of Belarus

Abstract

Two species of digger wasps (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), Prionyx nudatus (Kohl, 1885) and P. subfuscatus (Dahlbom, 1845), are recorded for the Republic of Belarus for the first time. The wasps were collected in 2016–2023 on the territory of Gomel Region. Brief information about their known distribution, as well as features on biology and bionomics are given. Details of structure and diagnostic features of imagoes are described and illustrated. In total, four species of digger wasps of the genus Prionyx Vander Linden, 1827 are known for Belarus taking into account the mentioned new records

Keywords

• digger wasps
• sphecidae
• prionyx
• fauna
• belarus