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 | Zendy

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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

Author(s) -

Fred Punzo

Publication year - 1994

Publication title -

psyche a journal of entomology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 1687-7438

pISSN - 0033-2615

DOI - 10.1155/1994/70378

Subject(s) - biology , larva , ontogeny , fecundity , zoology , morphometrics , hymenoptera , ecology , deserts and xeric shrublands , habitat , genetics , population , demography , sociology

Aspects of the natural history and behavioral ecology of the spiderwasp, Pepsis thisbe were studied in Trans Pecos, Texas withspecial emphasis on larval development and host interactions.Additional parameters studied include the physical dimensions ofthe egg, larval and adult size, fecundity, egg survivorship and durationof embryonic and postembryonic development as a function oftemperature and relative humidity (RH), larval growth and behavior,the relationship between adult wasp and host sizes, and ontogeneticchanges in larval feeding patterns. Eggs and larvae did notsurvive when exposed to xeric conditions (10% RH). Forty-onedays were required to progress from egg to emerged adult at 3℃and 70% RH

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