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Title: | First record of Bethylidae (Hymenoptera) from Malta |
Authors: | De Rond, Jeroen |
Keywords: | Bethylidae -- Malta Wasps -- Malta Biodiversity -- Malta Introduced organisms -- Malta Hymenoptera -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
Publisher: | Entomological Society of Malta |
Citation: | De Rond, J. (2019). First record of Bethylidae (Hymenoptera) from Malta. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta, 10, 108-109. |
Abstract: | Bethylidae are true aculeates, having a retractable sting with venom that temporarily immobilizes the larvae of their host. Similar to the closely related cuckoo wasps (Chrysididae), females track down a concealed larva, place one or more eggs on it, and continue their search. No nests are built and hosts are rarely transported to a safer place. Bethylid females usually place four eggs on the back of a host larva. The wasp larvae are ectoparasitoids, feeding on haemolymph with only their mouthparts inserted in the body of the host, until they have reached the required size to pupate. They than quickly consume the remaining internals of the host larva and start spinning a cocoon. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/45698 |
Appears in Collections: | BulESM, 2018, Volume 10 BulESM, 2018, Volume 10 |
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