Institute for Evolutionary Ecology NAS Ukraine, 03143, Kyiv, 37 Lebedeva str., Ukraine.
Institute for Evolutionary Ecology NAS Ukraine, 03143, Kyiv, 37 Lebedeva str., Ukraine.
Arthropod Struct Dev. 2024 Sep;82:101381. doi: 10.1016/j.asd.2024.101381. Epub 2024 Aug 23.
Sapygidae is a small family of Aculeata (Hymenoptera), which is divided into two subfamilies Fedtschenkiinae and Sapyginae. The morphology of the skeleton of the sting apparatus in some European species of Sapyginae, which are kleptoparasites of wild bees from the families Megachilidae, Apidae and Colletidae, was examined. Significant differences in its skeletal structure were noted between Sapygina decemguttata and representatives of the genera Sapyga and Monosapyga. The sting of Sapygina belongs to the decurved type, while Sapyga and Monosapyga have a sting close to the coiled type. A comparison of the structure of the skeletons of the sting apparatuses of Sapygina and Sapyga with that of Fedtschenkia (according to other authors) was made. The similarity of the structure of the sting apparatuses of Sapygina and Fedtschenkia was noted. The possibility of using the Sapyginae sting as an ovipositor is discussed.
叶蜂科是膜翅目（Hymenoptera）中的一个小科，分为两个亚科：Fedtschenkiinae 和 Sapyginae。对一些欧洲 Sapyginae 物种的蛰刺器骨骼形态进行了研究，这些物种是 Megachilidae、Apidae 和 Colletidae 野生蜜蜂的盗寄生者。在 Sapygina decemguttata 和 Sapyga 和 Monosapyga 属的代表之间，注意到其骨骼结构存在显著差异。Sapygina 的蛰刺属于弯曲型，而 Sapyga 和 Monosapyga 的蛰刺则接近于卷曲型。对 Sapygina 和 Sapyga 的蛰刺器骨骼结构与 Fedtschenkia（根据其他作者）的结构进行了比较。注意到 Sapygina 和 Fedtschenkia 的蛰刺器结构具有相似性。讨论了将 Sapyginae 蛰刺用作产卵器的可能性。
