Latibulus
Latibulus argiolus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Superfamily: | Ichneumonoidea |
Family: | Ichneumonidae |
Subfamily: | Cryptinae |
Tribe: | Cryptini |
Subtribe: | Sphecophagina |
Genus: | Latibulus Gistel, 1848 |
Latibulus is a genus of wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are two species in Europe:[1]
- Latibulus argiolus (Rossi, 1790)
- Latibulus lautus (Tosquinet, 1896)
Biology
Latibulus argiolus is a parasitoid which lies in wait in the near proximity of a Polistes paper wasp nest waiting for an opportunity for penetration and then, within a few seconds, lays an egg into a nest cell. The biology of the larva is unknown. There are two generations per year. The first emerges in the summer after pupation takes place in a yellowish cocoon within the cell; the second generation winters in a brown, resistant cocoon. The pupa of the second generation is able to break through the cell cover by making jerky movements. The pupa falls to the ground, looks for a recess by making rolling movements, and winters there.
References
- ^ "Latibulus Gistel, 1848". Fauna Europaea. Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- S. Makino, 1983: Biology of Latibulus argiolus (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid of the paper wasp Polistes biglumis (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) [biology] Kontyu 51:426-434, 1983
External links
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- www.hornissenschutz.de: Fotos der Puppenstadien
- National Agricultural University of Ukraine: Literaturelink (Russian / English)
- Hymis Forum