Species Details
Pterocormus laetus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
Identification16-20mm long. Male: Thorax black except for tegula, scutellum, and prepectus. Propodeum with bright yellow patch on dorsal surface. Abdominal segments 2-4 have a yellow/orange band covering the posterior half. Head yellow from mandibles to dorsal ocelli, black otherwise. Antennae usually brown with 36 segments. Pro and metacoxae black, mesocoxae mostly yellow. Metafemurs black, other leg segments mostly orange (including tarsi). Female: See genus page for illustration. Thorax similar to male, abdomen red, legs similar to male.
Scientific Name
Pterocormus laetus
Identification
16-20mm long. Male: Thorax black except for tegula, scutellum, and prepectus. Propodeum with bright yellow patch on dorsal surface. Abdominal segments 2-4 have a yellow/orange band covering the posterior half. …
16-20mm long. Male: Thorax black except for tegula, scutellum, and prepectus. Propodeum with bright yellow patch on dorsal surface. Abdominal segments 2-4 have a yellow/orange band covering the posterior half. Head yellow from mandibles to dorsal ocelli, black otherwise. Antennae usually brown with 36 segments. Pro and metacoxae black, mesocoxae mostly yellow. Metafemurs black, other leg segments mostly orange (including tarsi). Female: See genus page for illustration. Thorax similar to male, abdomen red, legs similar to male.
Life History
Pseudaletia unipuncta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a known host.
Range
East to Quebec, south to Virginia, north and west to Alaska.
Citation
Page Citation for Pterocormus laetus
Page Citation
"Species Details - Pterocormus laetus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5821. Accessed 25 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 6 specimens of this Species.
UASM73892 - Pterocormus laetus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Chautauqua county, Bemus Point
Collected ByTownes, H. K.
Date Collected1937-07-17
UASM73893 - Pterocormus laetus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Ile de Montreal
Date Collected1915-06-14
UASM73894 - Pterocormus laetus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByPeck, O.
Date Collected1932-07-12
UASM73895 - Pterocormus laetus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bilby
Collected ByBryant, O.
Date Collected1924-07-28
UASM73896 - Pterocormus laetus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bilby
Collected ByBryant, O.
Date Collected1924-08-10
UASM73897 - Pterocormus laetus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Chautauqua county, Bemus Point
Collected ByTownes, H. K.
Date Collected1937-07-17