Iphiaulax impostor
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cf. Iphiaulax impostor , female |
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( Scopoli , 1763) |
Iphiaulax impostor is a parasitic living Hautflüglerart from the subfamily Braconinae within the family of braconids (Braconidae).
features
The brackish wasps reach a body length of about 8–9 mm. The head, thorax and antennae are black. The legs are also black, with the rear coxae having a red spot. The abdomen is red. The wings are dark in color. The females have a medium-long, strong laying stinger .
distribution
The brackish wasp species occurs in the Palearctic . It is widespread in Europe. However, it is absent in the British Isles . In the south their distribution area extends to North Africa, in the east to the Far East .
Way of life
The larvae of Iphiaulax impostor develop inside their living and growing host ( koinobionter endoparasitoid ). The brackish wasp species uses wood-boring beetle larvae from the longhorn beetle and jewel beetle family as well as caterpillars from the wood borer family (Cossidae) as hosts . The brackish wasps track down the larvae that develop under the bark of trees. They lay an egg in the larva with the help of their laying spine. The hatched brackish wasp larva develops inside the host larva and leaves the host in the last larval stage to pupate outside .
The hosts include u. a. the following types:
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Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae):
- Carpenter's buck ( Acanthocinus aedilis )
- Club-footed billy-goat ( Acanthoderes clavipes )
- Variable ram ( Chlorophorus varius damascenus )
- Brown-gray saplings ( Leiopus nebulosus )
- Baker's buck ( Monochamus galloprovincialis )
- Single-colored longhorn buck ( Monochamus sutor sutor )
- Yellow-bound Pincer Buck ( Rhagium bifasciatum )
- Oak Pincer Buck ( Rhagium sycophanta )
- Little Poplar Bock ( Saperda populnea )
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Jewel beetles (Buprestidae):
- White-haired corner shield jewel beetle ( Anthaxia morio )
- Butterflies (Lepidoptera) from the wood borer family (Cossidae):
Taxonomy
The following synonyms can be found in the literature :
- Ichneumon impostor Scopoli , 1763
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Iphiaulax impostor in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved June 26, 2018
- ↑ a b c d Halil Bolu et al .: Chlorophorus varius damascenus (Chevrolat 1854) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a new host record for Iphiaulax impostor (Scopoli 1763) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Turkey . www.researchgate.net. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ↑ a b G. Georgiev et al .: New parasitoids of Saperda populnea (L.) (Col. Cerambycidae) in Bulgaria . Journal of Pest Science, July 2004, Volume 77, Issue 3, pp 179-182. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ↑ a b Iphiaulax impostor (Scopoli, 1763) . www.biolib.cz. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
Web links
- Photos at www.biolib.cz
- List of host-parasite relationships at www.taxapad.com