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Book The Biology of the Nearctic Spider Wasps  Hymenoptera  Pompilidae

Download or read book The Biology of the Nearctic Spider Wasps Hymenoptera Pompilidae written by Carl Masaru Yoshimoto and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Taxonomic Study of the Nearctic Spider Wasps Belonging to the Tribe Pompilini  Hymenoptera

Download or read book A Taxonomic Study of the Nearctic Spider Wasps Belonging to the Tribe Pompilini Hymenoptera written by Howard Ensign Evans and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Taxonomic Study of the Nearctic Spider Wasps Belonging to the Tribe Pompilini (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), Vol. 1 Up to the year 1865 a few miscellaneous North American Pompilidae had been described by Linnaeus, Fabricius, Say, Smith, and a few others. In that year appeared the first of several papers by E. T. Cresson, .in which he greatly increased our knowledge Of these wasps. Of particular note is Cresson's Notes On the Pompilidae Of North America, which was the first attempt at an organized treatment Of the members Of the family on this continent.1 Although without keys, it is a most valuable descrip tive work and a necessary source Of reference for all subsequent workers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book A Taxonomic Study of the Nearctic Spider Wasps Belonging to the Tribe Pompilini  Hymenoptera

Download or read book A Taxonomic Study of the Nearctic Spider Wasps Belonging to the Tribe Pompilini Hymenoptera written by Howard Ensign Evans and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Book California Spider Wasps of the Subfamily Pompilinae  Hymenoptera  Pompilidae

Download or read book California Spider Wasps of the Subfamily Pompilinae Hymenoptera Pompilidae written by Marius S. Wasbauer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Systematics and Behavioral Evolution of Spider Wasps  Hymenoptera  Pompilidae

Download or read book Systematics and Behavioral Evolution of Spider Wasps Hymenoptera Pompilidae written by Cecilia Waichert Monteiro and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major area of investigation in evolutionary biology is the evolution of complex traits. The number of states, the order in which they arise, and the number of times a trait has evolved interest evolutionary biologists. Such studies are only made possible by reconstructing phylogenies in the context of the taxa. Biological investigations rely on accurate species designations and delimitations, and lack of well-defined taxonomic groups impedes scientific progress. Pompilidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera), popularly known as spider wasps, are predatory insects that provision their offspring with spiders as the sole food source. Adult female wasps attack spiders and paralyze them with venom, then place them in simple nests that are usually dug in the soil. Spider wasps form a large and cosmopolitan family with nearly 5,000 described species. Although all Pompilidae have similar biology, there is considerable variation in the nest construction and provisioning behavior; thus, this family could be useful for understanding the evolution of complex behavior. My study aims to evaluate and solve several taxonomic conflicts in spider wasps by reconstructing the complex evolution of behavioral patterns using a molecular phylogenetic framework. Early stages of sociality are found in spider wasps, such as communalism (females of same generation nesting together). My ultimate goal was to study the evolution of communalism in these wasps. I reconstructed relationships at the subfamily and tribal levels for the family, as well as generic and specific levels for pre-defined lineages using five nuclear markers (28S, EF, Pol2, LWRh, Wg), one mitochondrial marker (COI), and morphological characters. These studies comprise the first attempt to revise generic, tribal, and species delimitations for spider wasps, based on robust molecular evolutionary trees. Finally, by studying early stages of social evolution, my results will provide for a better understanding the evolution of social behavior in Hymenoptera as a whole.

Book Host Selection and Nesting Behavior of Nearctic Trapdoor Spider hunting Spider Wasps  Hymenoptera  Pompilidae  Pepsinae  Pompilinae

Download or read book Host Selection and Nesting Behavior of Nearctic Trapdoor Spider hunting Spider Wasps Hymenoptera Pompilidae Pepsinae Pompilinae written by Frank E. Kurczewski and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Host records and nesting behavior of the Nearctic trapdoor spider-hunting spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) Calopompilus Ashmead and Priocnemissus Haupt (Pepsinae: Pepsini) and Aporus Spinola and Psorthaspis Banks (Pompilinae: Aporini) are reviewed, investigated, compared, and discussed. First time incidental trapdoor spider host records for Priocnemis (Priocnemissus) minorata Banks (Pepsinae: Pepsini), Anoplius (Lophopompilus) carolina (Banks) (Pompilinae: Pompilini), and Notocyphus dorsalis dorsalis Cresson (Notocyphinae: Notocyphini) are included, although they are not typical trapdoor spiderhunting spider wasp species. The Palearctic Aporus (Aporus) unicolor Spinola, A. (Aporus) bicolor Spinola and A. (Aporus) planiceps (Latreille) are referenced for comparison with Nearctic Aporus sensu stricto. Early 20th century papers on species of Aporus and Psorthaspis are revived. New information on nesting behavior of Nearctic trapdoor spider-hunting spider wasps is described and first host trapdoor spider records for Psorthaspis formosa (Smith), P. legata (Cresson) and P. mariae (Cresson) are documented. Potential Pompilidae species in the genera Calopompilus and Aporus are suggested for host trapdoor spider remains found in burrows with spider wasp eggs, larvae and cocoons (pupae) based on geographic distribution, habitat, spider species, trapdoor and burrow structure, wasp cocoon size, and wasp congeneric host records. ZooBank registration. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A431FD0A-FD44-404B-ADAA-8AFFABB8AF10

Book Nearctic Wasps of the Subfamilies Pepsinae and Ceroplinae

Download or read book Nearctic Wasps of the Subfamilies Pepsinae and Ceroplinae written by Henry Townes and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper completes a taxonomic revision of the Nearctic Psammocharidae, other sections of the family having been treated in previous literature.

Book An Annotated Catalogue of the Spider Wasps  Hymenoptera  Pompilidae  of Russia

Download or read book An Annotated Catalogue of the Spider Wasps Hymenoptera Pompilidae of Russia written by Valery M. Loktionov and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Molecular Systematics  Historical Biogeography  and Evolution of Spider Wasps  Hymenoptera

Download or read book Molecular Systematics Historical Biogeography and Evolution of Spider Wasps Hymenoptera written by Juanita Rodriguez and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spider wasps are solitary parasitoids that use one spider to lay a single egg. Even though their behavior seems homogeneous, the features pertaining to nesting and hunting behavior are diverse for different species. There are approximately 5,000 described species, in 120 genera, but there are probably many undescribed species. The systematics of Pompilidae has been studied in recent years, but only morphological data have been used for this purpose. Because of the morphological homogeneity of spider wasps, molecular data may prove promising for understanding the systematics of the group. Furthermore, dated molecular phylogenies calibrated with fossil data may allow studying the historical biogeography and evolution of the group.

Book New and Unusual Host Records for North American and South American Spider Wasps  Hymenoptera  Pompilidae

Download or read book New and Unusual Host Records for North American and South American Spider Wasps Hymenoptera Pompilidae written by Frank E. Kurczewski and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Abstract: New and unusual host records for 133 species and subspecies of Pompilidae predominantly from the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America are presented in modified taxonomic order. First-time species host records are given for Calopompilus Ashmead, Pepsis Fabricius, Hemipepsis Dahlbom, Priocnessus Banks, Entypus Dahlbom, Pompilocalus Roig-Alsina, Sphictostethus Kohl, Auplopus Spinola, Ageniella Banks, Eragenia Banks, Aporus Spinola, Poecilopompilus Ashmead, Tachypompilus Ashmead, Anoplius Dufour, Priochilus (Fabricius) and Notocyphus Smith. New host spider families are introduced for Calopompilus, Pepsis, Hemipepsis, Priocnessus, Entypus, Cryptocheilus Panzer, Priocnemis Schiødte, Auplopus, Ageniella, Eragenia, Aporus, Tachypompilus, Anoplius, Priochilus and Notocyphus. Eight host spider families are reported from the Western Hemisphere for the first time: Halonoproctidae (Notocyphus dorsalis dorsalis Cresson); Dipluridae (Pepsis pretiosa Dahlbom, P. montezuma Smith, P. infuscate Spinola, P. atripennis Fabricius, P. martini Vardy, Priocnessus vancei Waichert and Pitts); Nemesiidae (Pepsis pallidolimbata Lucas, P. viridis Lepeletier, P. spp., Pompilocalus hirticeps (Guérin), Sphictostethus gravesii (Haliday), S. striatulus Roig-Alsina, Priocnemis oregona Banks); Barychelidae (Eragenia sp.); Paratropididae (Pepsis stella Montet); Trechaleidae (Hemipepsis toussainti (Banks), Entypus unifasciatus cressoni (Banks), Tachypompilus ferrugineus (Say), Tachypompilus unicolor cerinus Evans, Priochilus gloriosum (Cresson); Desidae (Ageniella accepta (Cresson), Sphictostethus isodontus Roig-Alsina) and Selenopidae (Priochilus scrupulum (Fox), Tachypompilus erubescens (Taschenberg) or xanthopterus (Rohwer)). The first known host records for the rare South American pompilid genera Chirodamus (Lycosidae: Lycosa sp.) and Herbstellus (Nemesiidae: Diplothelopsis cf bonariensis Mello-Leitão) are presented.. Keywords: Pompilidae, Araneae, neotropics, nearctic, parasitoid, predatoid"--Page 3.

Book Spider Wasps

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michael Charles Day
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1988
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 60 pages

Download or read book Spider Wasps written by Michael Charles Day and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Nearctic Parasitic Wasps of the Genera Psilus Panzer and Coptera Say

Download or read book The Nearctic Parasitic Wasps of the Genera Psilus Panzer and Coptera Say written by Carl Frederick William Muesebeck and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Biology of Hover Wasps

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  • Author : Stefano Turillazzi
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2013-01-29
  • ISBN : 3642326803
  • Pages : 285 pages

Download or read book The Biology of Hover Wasps written by Stefano Turillazzi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book represents the culmination of the author’s lifetime work on a single fascinating group of insects, the hover wasps, Stenogastrinae. The author explores the biology of these little-known wasps at the threshold of sociality, presenting an ambitious survey of ideas about their evolution and an assessment of the current standing of controversial concepts. Following taxonomic and morphological descriptions, the behaviour, colonial dynamics, social communication and especially the remarkably diverse nests of wasps are discussed. Compared to the better-known species of paper wasps, hornets and yellow jackets, the hover wasps show various peculiarities, such as characteristics of immature brood rearing, nest defence and mating systems. The nest architecture probably presents the most variable solutions in social wasps and is characterized by an astonishing level of camouflage, making these insects an interesting example of special adaptation to forest environments.

Book Spider Wasps

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michael C. Day
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1988
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 60 pages

Download or read book Spider Wasps written by Michael C. Day and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Evaluation of North American Spider Wasp  Hymenoptera  Pompilidae  Common Names

Download or read book Evaluation of North American Spider Wasp Hymenoptera Pompilidae Common Names written by Frank E. Kurczewski and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of common names for species and subspecies of North American spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) presents a variety of questions for pompilid specialists as most pompilid taxa are difficult to identify, even under the microscope. Some common names currently being used for spider wasp species are acceptable while others are misleading, unfit and unacceptable. Opinions on the relative value of common names for spider wasps from current Pompilidae researchers are given in the Introduction. Eleven inappropriate common names for North American Pompilidae species and subspecies are identified and discussedin the Results. ZooBank registration. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:065150FE-AFD2-45C3-A3D2-C90CD811A03E