New and unusual host records for North American and South American spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)
Author
Kurczewski, Frank E.
Author
West, Rick C.
Author
Waichert, Cecilia
Author
Kissane, Kelly C.
Author
Ubick, Darrell
Author
Pitts, James P.
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-12-07
4891
1
1
112
journal article
9376
10.11646/zootaxa.4891.1.1
8cd88652-1627-4fbe-891d-062b3e02e511
1175-5326
4309249
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Auplopus militaris
(Lynch-Arribálzaga)
ARGENTINA
:
Buenos Aires Province
,
Paraná Delta
, near
Arias Canal
;
21 January 2017
;
D. Carrique. Host
: Unidentified species (
Salticidae
), adult or subadult female. The wasp straddled the the paralyzed jumping, venter to venter, with all legs amputated at coxa-trochanter joints (
Carrique 2017
; D. Carrique,
Buenos Aires
, Argentina, 2019 pers. comm.).
COSTA RICA
:
Cartago Province
,
Turrialba
;
6 April 2019
;
K. Kroeker
(kkrockytop). Host: Unidentified species (
Anyphaenidae
), adult or subadult female. The wasp straddled the paralyzed ghost spider, venter to venter, with all legs amputated at the coxa-trochanter joints, grasping its spinnerets with her mandibles (
Kroeker 2019
)
.
PERU
:
Department
of
Lambayeque
,
Chiclayo Province
,
Cayalti District
;
8 – 15 September 2006
; (
EMUS
). Host: Unidentified species (
Clubionidae
), female or juvenile female, with all legs amputated at coxa-trochanter joints
.