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Entypus unifasciatus

Entypus unifasciatus is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae.[1]

Entypus unifasciatus
Entypus unifasciatus unifasciatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Genus: Entypus
Species:
E. unifasciatus
Binomial name
Entypus unifasciatus
(Say, 1828)

Description

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Theses spider wasps are black with a bluish sheen, yellow antennae, and wings ranging from mostly orange to mostly black with an orange band near the apex.[1]

Range

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Entypus unifasciatus occurs from transcontinental North America, except in the northwest, to South America.[1]

Ecology

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Female wasps paralyze large spiders and deposit them in burrows. The wasp lays a fertilized egg upon the spider; after hatching, the larva feeds on the living but paralyzed spider until maturing into a pupa that overwinters, and emerges as a winged adult next summer.[2]

Taxonomy

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Entypus unifasciatus contains the following subspecies:[1][3]

  • Entypus unifasciatus californicus (Townes, 1957)
  • Entypus unifasciatus cressoni (Banks, 1929)
  • Entypus unifasciatus dumosus (Spinola, 1851)
  • Entypus unifasciatus unifasciatus (Say, 1828)
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    Entypus unifasciatus californicus
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    Entypus unifasciatus cressoni
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    Entypus unifasciatus dumosus
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    Entypus unifasciatus unifasciatus

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kurczewski, Frank E.; Stoll, Joseph W.; West, Rick C.; Kissane, Kelly C.; Chesshire, Paige R.; Cobb, Neil S. (2020). "Geographic variation in host selection in the spider wasps Entypus unifasciatus (Say) and Tachypompilus ferrugineus (Say) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), II". Insecta Mundi. 0925: 1–73. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  2. ^ Taulman, James (2020-06-19). "Wild Things: Spider Wasp (Entypus Unifasciatus)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01.
  3. ^ Contreras, José M. (2017). "Nuevos registros de caza de Entypus unifasciatus dumosus (Spinola, 1851) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) en Chile" (PDF). Arquivos Entomolóxicos. 18: 253–258. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
 

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