Seasonal life cycle of Zatypota albicoxa (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), an ectoparasitoid of Achaearanea tepidariorum (Araneae: Theridiidae), in northern Japan

Author: TANAKA, Kazuhiro

Source: Entomological Science, Volume 10, Number 4, December 2007 , pp. 421-423(3)

Abstract:

The seasonal life cycle of Zatypota albicoxa (Walker, 1874), a koinobiont ectoparasitoid of the house spider, Achaearanea tepidariorum, was examined at Hirosaki (40°36′N), Japan. In winter, larvae were found on the abdomen of host spiders. They grew rapidly, emerged as adults in mid-May, and reproduced shortly after emergence. The seasonal occurrence of the developmental stages in the field indicated that this parasitoid is multivoltine in Aomori Prefecture.

Keywords: host spider; overwintering stage; Pimplinae; reproductive period

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2007.00231.x

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