Provisioning patterns and choice of prey in the digger wasp Cerceris arenaria (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae): the role of prey size [PDF]
At a nest site in Northern Italy of females of the weevil-hunting digger wasp Cerceris arenaria L. (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) the provisioning activity and predator-prey relationship were investigated, in particular their specialization in choice of prey.
Carlo POLIDORI +3 more
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A cuckoo in wolves' clothing? Chemical mimicry in a specialized cuckoo wasp of the European beewolf (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae and Crabronidae) [PDF]
Background Host-parasite interactions are among the most important biotic relationships. Host species should evolve mechanisms to detect their enemies and employ appropriate counterstrategies.
Herzner Gudrun +6 more
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{"references": ["SCHMIDT, K. 2000: Bestimmungstabelle der Gattung Cerceris LATREILLE, 1802 in Europa, dem Kaukasus, Kleinasien, Palastina und Nordafrika (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae, Philanthinae). - Stapfia 71: 1 - 325. - https: // www. zobodat. at / pdf / STAPFIA _ 0071 _ 0001 - 0251. pdf.", "NEMKOV, P. G.
Jacobs, Hans-Joachim +1 more
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Comparative morphology of the postpharyngeal gland in the Philanthinae (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) and the evolution of an antimicrobial brood protection mechanism. [PDF]
Weiss K +3 more
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First record of Spilomena mocsaryi Kohl, 1898 (Hymenoptera) from Malta with a check-list of Maltese Crabronidae [PDF]
Until now the Crabronidae fauna of the Maltese Islands comprised 45 species in 5 subfamilies. Recently, one of us (EX) while studying insect visitors on flowers of Capparis orientalis found a new crabronid species from Malta, Spilomena mocsaryi Kohl ...
Dandria, David +2 more
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Wasps (Crabronidae, Sphecidae, Scoliidae, and Pompilidae) of Rivne Nature Reserve and their trophic relationships with angiosperms [PDF]
Background. The article presents data obtained as a result of our research on the territory of Rivne Nature Reserve during 2018–2022. We collected 118 individuals belonging to 43 species, 19 genera from the Crabronidae, Sphecidae, Scoliidae, and ...
Sophia Pytel-Huta
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Complex-to-predict generational shift between nested and clustered organization of individual prey networks in digger wasps [PDF]
Although diet has traditionally been considered to be a property of the species or populations as a whole, there is nowadays extensive knowledge that individual specialization is widespread among animal populations.
Ballesteros, Yolanda +4 more
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Hymenoptera of Nide province: Studies on Sphecidae fauna [PDF]
The present study is based on 1240 specimens obtained from the field studies in the vicinity of Ankara province in Turkey between the years of 2006 - 2008.
Tüzün, A, Yüksel, S
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The sphecid wasps (Hym. Ampulicidae, Sphecidae & Crabronidae) of Egypt. Part 2: Checklist [PDF]
The list of Egyptian sphecid wasps includes the current names of those species recorded in the literature with indications where these have changed together with previously unrecorded genera and species.
Roche, CG
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Жалящие перепончатокрылые (Hymenoptera, Vespоidea, Sphecoidea) Шамкирского района Азербайджана [PDF]
Повышение урожайности сельскохозяйственных и других растений зависит от опылительной способности не только медоносных пчел, но и от опылительной способности диких ос, в том числе веспоидных и сфекоидных.
Алиева, М. Г. +1 more
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