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
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1
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journal article
9376
10.11646/zootaxa.4891.1.1
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1175-5326
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Entypus fulvicornis
(Cresson)
OK:
Oklahoma
County, Edmond; 4 September; J. OFeery (mexichaun). Host: Unidentified species (
Lycosidae
), adult or subadult female. The wasp walked backwards through short grass on the ground dragging a paralyzed
wolf spider, dorsal side upward, grasping the base of its pedipalp or chelicera with her mandibles (O’Feery 2017).
TX: Travis County, Austin, Austin Rifle Range;
3 August 2016
; B. Stoeger (benstoegerproshop). Host:
Rabidosa rabida
(Walckenaer)
(Rabid wolf spider), adult or subadult female. The wasp stung the paralyzed wolf spider between its chelicera while it hung by its 3
rd
and 4
th
legs from a wooden beam (
Stoeger 2016
).