Records of Ukrainian Potter wasps, Pollen wasps and Sapygid wasp (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae, Vespidae, Masaridae, Sapygidae)

Study Extent

The dataset comprises biodata on specimens of wasps (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae, Vespidae, Masaridae, Sapygidae) 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. All specimens are preserved as dry specimens on pins.

Sampling

The dataset comprises data on specimens collected from 1987 to 2022. The material on wasps was collected during numerous expeditions in different administrative regions of Ukraine. 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. 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 of biodata on the GBIF.

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1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Arthropoda
   rank: phylum
3. Insecta
   rank: class
4. Hymenoptera
   rank: order
5. Eumenidae
   rank: family
6. Masaridae
   rank: family
7. Sapygidae
   rank: family
8. Vespidae
   rank: family

The dataset covers territory of Ukraine (fifteen administrative regions of Ukraine).