AuthorDavies, N.W. & Madden, J.L.
Year1985
TitleMandibular gland secretions of two parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
TypePaper
SourceJournal of Chemical Ecology Vol 11 (8): 1115-1127.
IllustrationsHalf-tone photographs
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Males of Rhyssa persuasoria and Megarhyssa nortoni nortoni aggregate around emerging females, apparently using an odorous liquid secreted from the mandibular glands. The identity of the chemicals are established and the chemical and behavioral aspects of the two species are discussed.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
CurrentRhyssa persuasoriaSabre WaspAnimalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae
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