Eumenes mediterraneus is a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae.Biolib
Subspecies Eumenes mediterraneus cypricus Bluethgen, 1938 Eumenes mediterraneus mediterraneus Kriechbaumer, 1879
Distribution This species is found in most European countries, in the Near East and in North Africa.Fauna europaea
Description Eumenes mediterraneus can reach a length of about 15 millimeters. The body is black with yellow markings. Clypeus is mainly yellow and scutellum has two large spots. Tergite I has a broad apical yellow band. Tergite II has two large yellow bands laterally and a pale and translucent apical lamella. Tergites V and VI have a yellow apical band.Taxonomic studies on Egyptian Eumenidae
In males the antennae are curled at the tip. In females the segment between the compound eyes is yellow with black spots in the inferior part.Roohollah Abbasi, Shahrokh Pashaei Rad, Ebrahim Ebrahimi, Masoud Sheidaei Faunistic study of vespid wasps in Zanjan Province (Northwest of Iran) with some ecological measures
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