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Eumenes massarum
Eumenes massarum is a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae. It was described in 2025 from Croatia on the basis of morphological, morphometric and molecular (COI DNA barcoding) evidence. Its recognition brought the number of known European species of the genus Eumenes to fourteen.
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Description
Like other members of the genus, E. massarum has the characteristic potter-wasp habitus, with a narrow, elongate first metasomal segment (petiole) and wings folded longitudinally at rest. The species closely resembles E. papillarius, from which it can be separated by a combination of morphological and morphometric characters detailed in the original description.
Range & habitat
Available records indicate a restricted distribution, primarily in the coastal and mountainous regions of Croatia. The species is considered allopatric with respect to E. papillarius.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1671407.