title: Prehistoric nests of Mud Dauber Wasps (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) discovered in Transylvania, Romania
abstract: Fragments of mud dauber wasp&amp;rsquo;s nests dating from the Bronze Age (Noua culture, about 1500&amp;ndash;1200 BC) from a Romanian archaeological site are described. The present discovery represents, to our knowledge, the first reported fragments of mud dauber nests recuperated from an archaeological site in Romania and probably among the rare ones from Europe. The archaeological site called Zoltan-&amp;ldquo;Nisip&amp;#259;rie&amp;rdquo; is placed in the Covasna County, south-eastern Transy
journal: Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”