Records of Ukrainian apoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae, Sphecidae)

Study Extent

The dataset comprises record data on specimens of apoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae, Sphecidae) held in the fund collection of the Institute for Evolutionary Ecology NAS Ukraine, as well as in the private collections of V. Gorobchyshyn and Y. Protsenko. The dataset covers the territory of Odesa, Kyiv and Cherkasy administrative regions of Ukraine. All specimens are preserved as dry specimens on pins.

Sampling

The dataset comprises data on specimens collected from 1917 to 2021. The material on apoid wasps was collected during numerous expeditions in three administrative regions of Ukraine: Cherkasy, Kyiv, and Odesa. Different entomological methods were used to capture the adults, including sweeping with an air net, collecting separate individuals from flowers, wood, leaves, and other surfaces, using pan traps, trap-nests, and Barber traps. The captured specimens were narcotized in the field with ethylene glycol or preserved directly in 96% ethanol. Various identification keys were employed to identify species within the families Sphecidae and Crabronidae. The structure of male genitalia was used for species identification within certain species-groups of Crabronidae. The specimens were typically studied using an MBS-9 microscope. The material is housed in the collections of the Institute for Evolutionary Ecology NAS Ukraine, as well as in the private collections of V. Gorobchyshyn and Y. Protsenko.

Quality Control

The authors are entomologists with extensive experience in the field of study. They are fully responsible for the quality of the data provided within the dataset.

Method steps

1. Selection of the sites.
2. Collection of material in the field.
3. Mounting of the specimens in the laboratory.
4. Specimen identification.
5. Cataloging identified specimens and dataset preparation.
6. Data checking and cleaning.
7. Publication the dataset on GBIF after organizing it according to Darwin Core standards.

The dataset consists of records of apoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae, Sphecidae).

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Chordata
   rank: phylum
3. Insecta
   rank: class
4. Hymenoptera
   rank: order
5. Crabronidae
   rank: family
6. Sphecidae
   rank: family
7. Alysson
   rank: genus
8. Ammophila
   rank: genus
9. Argogorytes
   rank: genus
10. Astata
    rank: genus
11. Bembecinus
    rank: genus
12. Bembix
    rank: genus
13. Brachystegus
    rank: genus
14. Cerceris
    rank: genus
15. Crabro
    rank: genus
16. Crossocerus
    rank: genus
17. Didineis
    rank: genus
18. Dinetus
    rank: genus
19. Diodontus
    rank: genus
20. Dryudella
    rank: genus
21. Ectemnius
    rank: genus
22. Entomognathus
    rank: genus
23. Entomosericus
    rank: genus
24. Eremochares
    rank: genus
25. Gorytes
    rank: genus
26. Harpactus
    rank: genus
27. Hoplisoides
    rank: genus
28. Larra
    rank: genus
29. Lestica
    rank: genus
30. Lestiphorus
    rank: genus
31. Lindenius
    rank: genus
32. Liris
    rank: genus
33. Mellinus
    rank: genus
34. Mimesa
    rank: genus
35. Mimumesa
    rank: genus
36. Miscophus
    rank: genus
37. Nitela
    rank: genus
38. Nysson
    rank: genus
39. Oxybelus
    rank: genus
40. Palarus
    rank: genus
41. Passaloecus
    rank: genus
42. Pemphredon
    rank: genus
43. Philanthus
    rank: genus
44. Pison
    rank: genus
45. Podalonia
    rank: genus
46. Prionyx
    rank: genus
47. Psammaecius
    rank: genus
48. Psen
    rank: genus
49. Psenulus
    rank: genus
50. Rhopalum
    rank: genus
51. Sceliphron
    rank: genus
52. Solierella
    rank: genus
53. Sphex
    rank: genus
54. Stigmus
    rank: genus
55. Stizoides
    rank: genus
56. Stizus
    rank: genus
57. Tachysphex
    rank: genus
58. Tachytes
    rank: genus
59. Tracheliodes
    rank: genus
60. Trypoxylon
    rank: genus

Samples of Crabronidae and Sphecidae families were collected from three administrative regions of Ukraine: Cherkasy, Kyiv, and Odesa.