- Latibulus
Taxobox
name = "Latibulus argiolus "
image_width = 250px
image_caption = Pupa
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Hymenoptera
superfamilia =Ichneumonoidea
familia =Ichneumonidae
subfamilia =Cryptinae
genus = "Latibulus "
genus_authority =
species = "L. argiolus"
binomial = "Latibulus argiolus"
binomial_authority = (Rossi, 1790)"Latibulus argiolus" is a wasp in the family
Ichneumonidae . The name is asenior synonym of "Endurus argiolus"Biology
"Latibulus argiolus" is a
parasitoid which lies in wait in the near proximity of a "Polistes " paper wasp nest waiting for an opportunity for penetration and then, within a few seconds, lays an egg into a nest cell. The biology of thelarva is unknown. There are two generations per year. The first emerges in the summer afterpupa tion takes place in a yellowishcocoon within the cell; the second generation winters in a brown, resistant cocoon. The pupa of the second generation is able to break through the cell cover by making jerky movements. The pupa falls to the ground, looks for a recess by making rolling movements, and winters there.Literature
* S. Makino, 1983: Biology of "Latibulus argiolus" (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid of the paper wasp "Polistes biglumis" (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) [biology] "Kontyu" 51:426-434, 1983
External links
* [http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=162125 Fauna Europaea: Taxonomy]
* [http://www.hornissenschutz.de/latibulus-argiolus.htm www.hornissenschutz.de: Fotos der Puppenstadien]
* [http://www.nauu.kiev.ua/?id=1958 National Agricultural University of Ukraine: Literaturelink (Russian / English)]
* [http://www.hymis.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=516&sid=2101ed5ceca0a68b961be2283fecb4a7 Hymis Forum]
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