Parabatozonus lacerticida
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| Species: | P. lacerticida
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Parabatozonus lacerticida is a species of the spider-hunting wasp of the family Pompilidae.[1]
Description
Parabatozonus lacerticida can reach a length of 16–22 millimetres (0.63–0.87 in) in females and 12.5–17 millimetres (0.49–0.67 in) in males.[3] These spider hunting wasps have a mainly black body with orange antennae, orange legs beginning at the apex of the femora, and yellow markings on the orbits, edge of the pronotum, scutum, scutellum, and terga 2-4 of the abdomen. The wings are orange, with a brownish band on the tips of the forewings.[4][3]
Biology
This species hunts large orb weaver spiders (family Araneidae) in the genera Argiope and Araneus.[4] Like other spider wasps, they paralyze these spiders with their venomous stings and drag them into their underground nests. Then they lay an egg into the abdomen of their prey.
Distribution
This species has a transpalearctic distribution and can be found across Europe as far west as Portugal, North Africa, and Asia as far east as Japan.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c Loktionov, Valery M.; Lelej, Arkady S. (2017). "An annotated catalogue of the spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of Russia". Zootaxa. 4280 (1): 1–95. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4280.1.1.
- ^ Vardy, C.R. (2005). "The New World tarantula-hawk wasp genus Pepsis Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Part 3. The P. inclyta- to P. auriguttata-groups". Zoologische Mededelingen. 79 (5): 1–305.
- ^ a b c Szymkiewicz, Marian (2024). "Nowe stwierdzenia nastecznika żółtoskrzydłego Parabatozonus lacerticida (Pallas, 1771) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) na Pojezierzu Mazurskim". Kulon. 29: 69–75. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ a b Loktionov, Valery M.; Lelej, Arkady S. (2014). Spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of the Russian Far East. Vladivostok: Dalnauka. pp. 472 pp. ISBN 978-5-8044-1443-7.
External links
- Batozonellus lacerticida - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliography
- Batozonellus lacerticida - NCBI Taxonomy Database
- Batozonellus lacerticida - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Batozonellus lacerticida - Encyclopedia of Life