A free ride and lunch: Stylopization in the solitary hunting wasp, Ammophila Fernaldi Murray and A. Pictipennis (Walsh) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) By Paraxenos Lugubris Pierce (Strepsiptera)

The intricate nest building, cleaning and provisioning habits of the solitary hunting wasps Ammophila fernaldi Murray and A. pictipennis (Walsh) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) are supposed to have developed in response to parasite pressure. This paper presents the first study to record the behavior of pho...

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Main Authors: Kathirithamby, J, Lechner, G, McMahon, D, Bryson, A, Johnston, J
Format: Journal article
Published: Entomological Society of Washington 2012