Open AccessParasitism of Stylops (Strepsiptera, Stylopidae) in poly- and oligolectic Andrena hosts (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)
Author(s) -
A. Pekkarinen
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
entomologica fennica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.173
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2489-4966
pISSN - 0785-8760
DOI - 10.33338/ef.83926
Subject(s) - hymenoptera , parasitism , zoology , apoidea , biology , host (biology) , kleptoparasitism , ecology , predation
The taxonomic status of many Stylops species described often on the basis of poor female characters is problematic and host specifity of these dubious species is largely unsettled. In Germany and Finland, oligolectic Andrena species were not observed to be parasitized more frequently by Stylops than polylectic ones. The result does not support several coexisting Stylops species with strict host specifity.