Contributions to the knowledge of aculeate wasp and ant fauna of Sălaj county, Romania (Hymenoptera: Aculeata, excluding bees)


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Article Title: Contributions to the knowledge of aculeate wasp and ant fauna of Sălaj county, Romania (Hymenoptera: Aculeata, excluding bees)
Authors: Vas Z., Szöllősi-Tóth P., Muskovits J.
Affiliation: 1Hymenoptera Collection, Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary 2Tardoskedd Str. 9., H-1113, Budapest, Hungary
Abstract: In 2014–2015 a faunistical survey was carried out in Sălaj County, Romania by the Hungarian Natural History Museum in co-operation with the “Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad. Here we report the results of the following aculeate wasp and ant families: Chrysididae (5 species), Dryinidae (2 species), Embolemidae (1 species), Sapygiidae (1 species), Mutillidae (2 species), Scoliidae (1 species), Tiphiidae (2 species), Formicidae (28 species), Pompilidae (5 species), Vespidae (10 species), Sphecidae (2 species), and Crabronidae (14 species). In total, 73 species were recorded.
Keywords: faunistics, Chrysidoidea, Vespoidea, Apoidea, Spheciformes
*Correspondence: Zoltán Vas, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Department of Zoology, Hymenoptera Collection, H-1088 Baross Str. 13., Budapest, Hungary, email: vas@nhmus.hu