All species included in the Polysphincta genus-group develop as ectophagous parasitoids of active spiders, killing their hosts prior to pupation. However, little information regarding natural history and ovipositing behavior of most species are available. In this study we inspected 85 webs of Araneus omnicolor to evaluate the frequency of parasitism and host size preferences of the wasp Hymenoepimecis sp. We also described the web characteristics of normal and parasitized spiders and the wasp ovipositing behavior. About 41% of the adult females of A. omnicolor inspected were parasitized. The highest incidence of parasitism was observed among relatively small females while no egg or larva was found in large individuals. Araneus omnicolor bui...
A parasitoid wasp Hymenoepimecis manauara Pádua & Oliveira, 2015 was recorded parasitizing, for the ...
Epipompilus Kohl comprises 52 species of wasps that are parasitoids of spiders; 16 species occur in ...
Parasitic infection or tissue consumption by parasitoids typically leads to several phenotypic alter...
All species included in the Polysphincta genus-group develop as ectophagous parasitoids of active sp...
Species in the Polysphincta genus group, as far as is known, are exclusively koinobiont ectoparasito...
Hymenoepimecis neotropica (Brues & Richardson) (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) parasitoid of...
Hymenoepimecis neotropica (Brues & Richardson) (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) parasitoid of...
Polysphinctine wasps of the genus Hymenoepimecis act as koinobiont ectoparasitoids of orb-weaver spi...
In this study we report the first case of an introduced alien host spider species being parasitized ...
Parasitoids may change host behavior in order to improve their survival during the pupal stage. This...
Some polysphinctine parasitoid wasps can alter the web building behavior of their host spiders. In t...
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Ci...
Accurate egg placement into or onto a living host is an essential ability for many parasitoids, and ...
The spiders are oviparous, they lay their eggs in a cluster covered by one or several layers of silk...
The final instar larvae of the koinobiont ectoparasitoids in the Polysphincta group of genera induce...
A parasitoid wasp Hymenoepimecis manauara Pádua & Oliveira, 2015 was recorded parasitizing, for the ...
Epipompilus Kohl comprises 52 species of wasps that are parasitoids of spiders; 16 species occur in ...
Parasitic infection or tissue consumption by parasitoids typically leads to several phenotypic alter...
All species included in the Polysphincta genus-group develop as ectophagous parasitoids of active sp...
Species in the Polysphincta genus group, as far as is known, are exclusively koinobiont ectoparasito...
Hymenoepimecis neotropica (Brues & Richardson) (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) parasitoid of...
Hymenoepimecis neotropica (Brues & Richardson) (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) parasitoid of...
Polysphinctine wasps of the genus Hymenoepimecis act as koinobiont ectoparasitoids of orb-weaver spi...
In this study we report the first case of an introduced alien host spider species being parasitized ...
Parasitoids may change host behavior in order to improve their survival during the pupal stage. This...
Some polysphinctine parasitoid wasps can alter the web building behavior of their host spiders. In t...
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Ci...
Accurate egg placement into or onto a living host is an essential ability for many parasitoids, and ...
The spiders are oviparous, they lay their eggs in a cluster covered by one or several layers of silk...
The final instar larvae of the koinobiont ectoparasitoids in the Polysphincta group of genera induce...
A parasitoid wasp Hymenoepimecis manauara Pádua & Oliveira, 2015 was recorded parasitizing, for the ...
Epipompilus Kohl comprises 52 species of wasps that are parasitoids of spiders; 16 species occur in ...
Parasitic infection or tissue consumption by parasitoids typically leads to several phenotypic alter...