| Author | Harvey, J.A., Wagenaar, R. & Bezemer, T.M. |
| Year | 2009 |
| Title | Life-history traits in closely related secondary parasitoids sharing the same primary parasitoid host: evolutionary opportunities and constraints |
| Type | Paper |
| Source | Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata Vol 132: 155-164. |
| Illustrations | Colour photographs of the 3 parasitoids ovipositing in *Cotesia* cocoons. |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Adults of the secondary parasitoids Lysibia nana and Acrolyta nens frequently emerged from the same cocoon broods of Cotesia glomerata (a gregarious endoparasitoid of young larvae of cabbage white butterflies, Pieris spp. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)) on Black Mustard, Brassica nigra (Brassicaceae) plants in an experimental plot. The two secondary parasitoids are closely related and this is mirrored in their similar biology. Abundance of their preferred hosts apparently allows them to avoid competition. They are compared with Gelis agilis which shares the same host although this can also be a tertiary parasitoid on the pupae of the two main parasitoids studied. |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For identification | Current | Cotesia glomerata | a death wasp | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Braconidae |
| Current | Acrolyta nens | an ichneumon wasp | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae | |
| Current | Gelis agilis | Black Garden-ant-mimic Ichneumon | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae | |
| Current | Lysibia nanus | an ichneumon wasp | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae |
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