Parasitism of Hymenoepimecis manauara Padua & Oliveira (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) on Leucauge henryi Mello-Leitao (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) in Brazilian Amazonian.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A parasitoid wasp Hymenoepimecis manauara Pádua & Oliveira, 2015 was recorded parasitizing, for the first time, a female spider of Leucauge henryi Mello-Leitão, 1940 in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil. Images, description of the cocoon and comments about this interaction were added.

New information

First record of Hymenoepimecis manauara parasitizing Leucauge henryi with description of cocoon and comments about this interaction.

SUBMITTER: Padua DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5267549 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature