Hoplismenus terrificus

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Hoplismenus terrificus
cf. Hoplismenus terrificus

cf. Hoplismenus terrificus

Systematics
Family : Wasps (Ichneumonidae)
Subfamily : Ichneumoninae
Tribe : Ichneumonini
Genre : Hoplism
Type : Hoplismenus terrificus
Scientific name
Hoplismenus terrificus
Wesmael , 1848
Peacock butterfly pupa ( Aglais io ) after exiting a parasitic wasp

Hoplismenus terrificus is a parasitic wasp from the subfamily of Ichneumoninae .

features

The head, thorax and abdomen of the relatively large parasitic wasps are black. They reach a body length of 20–23 mm. The antennae are completely black in the males, while the antennae in the females have a light band halfway along. The legs are yellow-red except for the black coxae and the posterior tibia , which are black except for the basal end. The females have a very short laying stinger .

distribution

Hoplismenus terrificus occurs in the Palearctic . The species is widespread in Europe. It is only missing in the British Isles and in the north of Scandinavia . To the east, their occurrence extends to Japan .

Way of life

Hoplismenus terrificus is a coinobiont endoparasitoid . The female parasitic wasp stings with their ovipositor an egg in the caterpillar . The parasitic wasp larva develops in the host. This lives on until it pupates . The parasitic wasp larva pupates in the host and leaves the host pupa as an adult parasitic wasp. In doing so, she cuts the front part of the doll. The female adults of Hoplismenus terrificus overwinter.

The host species of Hoplismenus terrificus include various noble butterflies (Nymphalidae) such as:

Taxonomy

The following synonyms can be found in the literature :

  • Pyramidophorus szepligetii Gyorfi , 1955

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Hoplismenus F terrificus WESMAEL, 1848 ssp.solutus BERTH., 1894 D. & JP Balmer photo, J.Valemberg dt . www.cthirion.eu. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b Hoplismenus terrificus in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved June 20, 2018
  3. ↑ a b Check list of Japanese Ichneumonidae - Hoplismenus . sites.google.com. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ MR Shaw et al .: Parasitoids of European Butterflies . www.academia.edu. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ a b Mark R. Shaw, Pieter Kan, Brigitte Kan-van Limburg Stirum: Emergence behavior of adult Trogus lapidator (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae, Heresiarchini) from pupa of its host Papilio machaon L. (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) , with a comparative overview of emergence of Ichneumonidae from Lepidoptera pupae in Europe (PDF, 2.3 MB) Journal of Hymenoptera Research. December 22, 2015. Accessed June 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ Hoplisms . bugguide.net. Retrieved June 20, 2018.

Web links

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