Hymenopteran parasitoids of the ant-eating spider Zodarion styliferum (Simon) (Araneae, Zodariidae)

By

Korenko, Stanislav
Schmidt, Stefan
Schwarz, Martin
Gibson, Gary A. P. 1950-
Pekar, Stano

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

262

Pages

1-15

Subjects

Calymmochilus , Ectoparasitoid , Gelis , host , larva , male description , Pupa

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.262.3857

 

Abstract

Calymmochilus dispar Bouček & Andriescu (Hymenoptera, Eupelmidae) and Gelis apterus (Pontoppidan) (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) are newly recorded as parasitoids of the ant-eating spider Zodarion styliferum (Simon) (Araneae, Zodariidae). The larvae of both parasitoid species fed on juvenile spiders. The final instar larva and pupa of C. dispar and the male of G. apterus are described for the first time. Both species represent new distribution records for Portugal. The biology and host associations of the parasitoids are discussed.