Observations on the nesting behaviour of the spider wasp Eragenia congrua (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), with the first record of the host |
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| Authors: | Fernando da Silva Carvalho-Filho Tiago Henrique Auko Cecília Waichert |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. Coordena??o de Zoologia, Belém, Brazilfernanbio@yahoo.com.br;3. Programa de Pós-gradua??o em Entomologia e Conserva??o da Biodiversidade, Laboratório de Ecologia de Hymenoptera, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Dourados, Brazil;4. Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, USA |
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| Abstract: | We describe, for the first time, the nesting behaviour of an Eragenia spider wasp, Eragenia congrua, based on field observations in the Brazilian Amazon. This species was observed nesting in holes at the base of the trunk of a Jacaranda copaia tree and provisioning nests with both amputated and non-amputated species of undetermined Corinna sp. (Corinnidae) spiders. The spiders are carried forward and grasped at the base of the chelicerae. Nesting is gregarious with females nesting in the same small area on successive days. |
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| Keywords: | Pepsinae Ageniellini spider Corinnidae nest |
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