Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Gorytes sp. (Crabronidae)

Posted by eguzki on 25-06-2007 22:51
#1

Habitat: Meadow
Substrate: Euphorbia sp.
Date: 02-06-07

Thank you in advance for any idea!

Edited by eguzki on 27-06-2007 01:04

Posted by cthirion on 25-06-2007 23:55
#2

A very nice Sphecidae genus Gorytes sp!

Posted by eguzki on 27-06-2007 01:04
#3

Thank you very much! As far as I know the members of this genus are parasitoids of Hemiptera larvae!

Posted by Christian Schmid-Egger on 27-06-2007 18:48
#4

Parasitoid is not the true word. Sphecid wasps are real predators, who catch other insects or spiders (Hemiptera is correct in the case of the present Gorytes sp.), paralyze them and the larve will feed the living prey.

Regards, Christian