Latibulus

Latibulus is a genus of wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are two species:[1]

Latibulus argiolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Superfamily:
Ichneumonoidea
Family:
Ichneumonidae
Subfamily:
Gelinae
Genus:
Latibulus

Gistel, 1848

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 the larva is unknown. There are two generations per year. The first emerges in the summer after pupation takes place in a yellowish cocoon 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.

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References
  1. "Latibulus Gistel, 1848". Fauna Europaea. Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  • 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
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