Species Details
Pterocormus lachrymans
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
IdentificationMale: Thorax black except for scutellum, tegula, and prepectus. 3rd and 4th abdominal segments reddish-orange (darker on top), rest of abdomen black. Head black except for frons, clypeus, and mouthparts. Antennae with appriximately 35 segments, reddish in colour. Pro and metacoxae all black, mesocoxae with black and yellow. Tarsi orange, tibiae orange except for black ends on meta-tibiae. No female specimen available for study.
Scientific Name
Pterocormus lachrymans
Identification
Male: Thorax black except for scutellum, tegula, and prepectus. 3rd and 4th abdominal segments reddish-orange (darker on top), rest of abdomen black. Head black except for frons, clypeus, and mouthparts. Antennae…
Male: Thorax black except for scutellum, tegula, and prepectus. 3rd and 4th abdominal segments reddish-orange (darker on top), rest of abdomen black. Head black except for frons, clypeus, and mouthparts. Antennae with appriximately 35 segments, reddish in colour. Pro and metacoxae all black, mesocoxae with black and yellow. Tarsi orange, tibiae orange except for black ends on meta-tibiae. No female specimen available for study.
Life History
Host not currently known, but likely Lepidopteran of the family Noctuidae or Arctiidae.
Conservation
Common in the great lakes region and New England states.
Range
Newfoundland south to New York, west and north to central Alberta.
Citation
Page Citation for Pterocormus lachrymans
Page Citation
"Species Details - Pterocormus lachrymans, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5818. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
References
Author
Krombein, K. V., P. D. Hurd, D. R. Smith, and B. D. Burks
Title
Catalog of the Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico.
Publication Date
1979
Specimen Information
There are 2 specimens of this Species.
UASM73890 - Pterocormus lachrymans
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bilby
Collected ByBryant, O.
Date Collected1924-08-05
UASM73891 - Pterocormus lachrymans
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByStrickland, E. H.
Date Collected1948-07-12