The Biology of the Spider Wasp Pepsis Thisbe (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) From Trans Pecos, Texas. I. Adult Morphometrics, Larval Development and the Ontogeny of Larval Feeding Patterns
Aspects of the natural history and behavioral ecology of the spider wasp, Pepsis thisbe were studied in Trans Pecos, Texas with special emphasis on larval development and host interactions. Additional parameters studied include the physical dimensions of the egg, larval and adult size, fecundity, e...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1994-01-01
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| Series: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/70378 |
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| Summary: | Aspects of the natural history and behavioral ecology of the spider
wasp, Pepsis thisbe were studied in Trans Pecos, Texas with
special emphasis on larval development and host interactions.
Additional parameters studied include the physical dimensions of
the egg, larval and adult size, fecundity, egg survivorship and duration
of embryonic and postembryonic development as a function of
temperature and relative humidity (RH), larval growth and behavior,
the relationship between adult wasp and host sizes, and ontogenetic
changes in larval feeding patterns. Eggs and larvae did not
survive when exposed to xeric conditions (10% RH). Forty-one
days were required to progress from egg to emerged adult at 3℃
and 70% RH. |
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| ISSN: | 0033-2615 1687-7438 |