Descriptions of the Nests of Pseudochartergus Fuscatus and Stelopolybia Testacea, with a Note on a Parasite of S. Testacea (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
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| Authors: | Jeanne, R |
| Year: | 1970 |
| Journal: | Psyche: 54-69. Article Link (DOI) |
| Title: | Descriptions of the Nests of Pseudochartergus Fuscatus and Stelopolybia Testacea, with a Note on a Parasite of S. Testacea (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) |
| Abstract: | Note on a parasite of Stelopolybia testacea On the second day following collection of the S. testacea nest,a parasite emerged from one of the capped cells of comb 8. It has been tentatively identified as Nomadina cisandina (Schulz) (Hymenoptera, Trigonalidae). It superficially resembled its host in form and color except that it was slightly smaller in size, had a relatively smaller head, and lacked the black markings on the gastral segments.The empty pupal skin of the S. testacea host remained between the cocoon of the parasite and the wall of the paper cell. The cap of the cell appeared normal and was evidently spun by the S. testacea larva.It is interesting that the adult parasite emerged from a section of comb rom which adult S. testacea were emerging at that time. A second adult parasite of the same species was found on the nest several days later. |
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