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Orussus Latreille, 1796
Orussus Latreille, 1796; Precis Caract. Gen. Ins.: 11, TS: Oryssus coronatus Fabricius
Oryssus Fabricius, 1798; Ent. Syst. (Suppl.): 218 (emend.)
Orussus ; [MVi3, 43]

About 20 species. [MVi3]


fiOrussus abietinus (Scopoli, 1763)
Europe, Asia Minor, Transcaucasia, Siberia, Japan. See [About maps] Loissahiainen
Sphex abietinus Scopoli, 1763; Ent. Carniolica: 296
Oryssus coronatus Fabricius
Orussus abietinus ; [MVi3, 43, f. 55-56]

Larva preys on (larvae of) Dicerca alni? [MVi3]


Orussus unicolor (Latreille, 1811)
Germany, France, Hungary, Italy. See [About maps] Oryssus unicolor Latreille, 1811; Enc. meth. 8: 561
Orussus unicolor ; [MVi3, 44, f. 57]

Orussus taorminensis Trautmann, 1922
Sicily Orussus taorminensis ; [MVi3, 43 (note)]

Orussus moroi Guiglia, 1954
Italy (Piemonte). See [About maps] Orussus moroi ; [MVi3, 43 (note)]

Orussus occidentalis (Cresson, 1879)
NA. See [About maps] Orussus occidentalis ; [MVi3, 43 (note)]

Larva preys on Dicerca, (larvae) [MVi3]


Orussus sayii (Westwood, 1835)
NA. See [About maps] Orussus sayii ; [MVi3, 43 (note)]


10.12.2000 (6)

References:
[About maps]
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[MVi3]
Matti Viitasaari, 1984; University of Helsinki. Department of Agricultural and Forest Zoology, Reports 6; Sahapistiäiset 3; Siricoidea, Orussoidea ja Cephoidea


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