Nesting behaviour and description of the larva of Alysson spinosus (Panzer, 1801) (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae)
The paper presents new data on the nesting habits of the digger wasp Alysson spinosus (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae). As food for larvae, the female provisioned about 7–8 hemipteran nymphs or imagines per cell. The collected prey belongs to two families of true hoppers (five species of Delphacidae and on...
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| description | The paper presents new data on the nesting habits of the digger wasp Alysson spinosus (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae). As food for larvae, the female provisioned about 7–8 hemipteran nymphs or imagines per cell. The collected prey belongs to two families of true hoppers (five species of Delphacidae and one species of Cicadellidae). Nests are built in sandy, shaded areas, and consist of a 10–12 cm long main burrow with 1–3 brood cells. Both sexes search for food (honeydew) on the leaves of lilac or small-leaved linden. The nests were infested by the dipteran kleptoparasitic Metopia argyrocephala (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). The mature larva is similar to that of the Nearctic Alysson melleus, from which it differs in having a blunt apical mandibular tooth and more prominent setae on the clypeus and labrum. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-11abf5e84bb0499c873fb11a0922aafd2022-12-22T02:44:51ZengTaylor & Francis GroupThe European Zoological Journal2475-02632022-12-0189195796510.1080/24750263.2022.2100494Nesting behaviour and description of the larva of Alysson spinosus (Panzer, 1801) (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae)P. Olszewski0P. Bogusch1T. Klejdysz2K. Szpila3Natural History Museum, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, PolandDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech RepublicResearch Centre for Registration of Agrochemicals, Institute of Plant Protection–National Research Institute, Poznań, PolandDepartment of Ecology and Biogeography, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, PolandThe paper presents new data on the nesting habits of the digger wasp Alysson spinosus (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae). As food for larvae, the female provisioned about 7–8 hemipteran nymphs or imagines per cell. The collected prey belongs to two families of true hoppers (five species of Delphacidae and one species of Cicadellidae). Nests are built in sandy, shaded areas, and consist of a 10–12 cm long main burrow with 1–3 brood cells. Both sexes search for food (honeydew) on the leaves of lilac or small-leaved linden. The nests were infested by the dipteran kleptoparasitic Metopia argyrocephala (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). The mature larva is similar to that of the Nearctic Alysson melleus, from which it differs in having a blunt apical mandibular tooth and more prominent setae on the clypeus and labrum.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24750263.2022.2100494Digger waspspredatorskleptoparasiteslife historycrop pest |
| spellingShingle | P. Olszewski P. Bogusch T. Klejdysz K. Szpila Nesting behaviour and description of the larva of Alysson spinosus (Panzer, 1801) (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae) The European Zoological Journal Digger wasps predators kleptoparasites life history crop pest |
| title | Nesting behaviour and description of the larva of Alysson spinosus (Panzer, 1801) (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae) |
| title_full | Nesting behaviour and description of the larva of Alysson spinosus (Panzer, 1801) (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae) |
| title_fullStr | Nesting behaviour and description of the larva of Alysson spinosus (Panzer, 1801) (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nesting behaviour and description of the larva of Alysson spinosus (Panzer, 1801) (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae) |
| title_short | Nesting behaviour and description of the larva of Alysson spinosus (Panzer, 1801) (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae) |
| title_sort | nesting behaviour and description of the larva of alysson spinosus panzer 1801 hymenoptera bembicidae |
| topic | Digger wasps predators kleptoparasites life history crop pest |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24750263.2022.2100494 |
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