Author | Harvey, J.A. |
Year | 2008 |
Title | Comparing and contrasting development and reproductive strategies in the pupal hyperparasitoids Lysibia nana and Gelis agilis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) |
Type | Paper |
Source | Evol Ecol Vol 22: 153-166. |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Both species attack the prepupae of Cotesia glomerata but differ in their biology. Lysibia nana is adapted for rapid infection of a large number of host larvae, whereas Gelis agilis produces its eggs over a longer time period, perhaps because being wingless it takes longer to find hosts. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | Gelis agilis | Black Garden-ant-mimic Ichneumon | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae |
For identification | Current | Lysibia nanus | an ichneumon wasp | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae |
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