Thread subject:
Diptera.info :: Gorytes sp. (Crabronidae)
Posted by
eguzki
on 25-06-2007 21:51
#1
Habitat: Meadow
Substrate: Euphorbia sp.
Date: 02-06-07
Thank you in advance for any idea!
Edited by
eguzki
on 27-06-2007 00:04
Posted by
cthirion
on 25-06-2007 22:55
#2
A very nice Sphecidae genus Gorytes sp!
Posted by
eguzki
on 27-06-2007 00:04
#3
Thank you very much! As far as I know the members of this genus are parasitoids of Hemiptera larvae!
Posted by
Christian Schmid-Egger
on 27-06-2007 17:48
#4
Parasitoid is not the true word. Sphecid wasps are real predators, who catch other insects or spiders (Hemiptera is correct in the case of the present Gorytes sp.), paralyze them and the larve will feed the living prey.
Regards, Christian