New and noteworthy host records for some North American and Colombian spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)

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  New and noteworthy host records for some North American and Colombian spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) Abstract New and noteworthy parasitoid/host records for 47 North American and Colombian species and subspecies of spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) are listed in taxonomic order following the Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico (Krombein 1979). Te records represent an extension of previous host studies by Kurczewski and various co-authors. New genus and/or species host records are given for the genera and subgenera  Calopompilus  Ashmead,  Pepsis  Fabricius,  Hemipepsis  Dahlbom,  Priocnessus  Banks,  Entypus  Dahlbom,  Cryptocheilus  Panzer,  Priocnemissus  Haupt,  Caliadurgus  Pate,  Dipogon  Fox,  Phanagenia  Banks,  Auplopus  Spinola,  Ageniella  Banks,  Aporus  Spinola,  Episyron  Schiødte,  Poecilopompilus...

The Darwin wasp Camera thoracica (Szépligeti, 1916) (Ichneumonidae) as a natural enemy of the dreaded Brazilian wandering spider Phoneutria nigriventer (Keyserling, 1891) (Ctenidae)

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The Darwin wasp Camera thoracica (Szépligeti, 1916) (Ichneumonidae) as a natural enemy of the dreaded Brazilian wandering spider Phoneutria nigriventer (Keyserling, 1891) (Ctenidae)

Abstract
Wandering spiders (genus Phoneutria) hold a prominent position as some of the world's most medically significant venomous arachnids, especially in Brazil. In this study, we record and illustrate for the first time, the Darwin wasp Camera thoracica (Szépligeti, 1916) as a natural enemy of the ctenid Phoneutria nigriventer (Keyserling, 1891). Furthermore, we provide a description of the previously unknown male wasp, update and standardize the description of the female, and provide biological notes.

Special thanks to Thiago Kloss for providing me this manuscript through ResearchGate

Pádua, Diego & Santos, Isamara & Santos, Bernardo & Faustino-Magalhães, Mayara & Souza, Maria & Kloss, Thiago. (2024). The Darwin wasp Camera thoracica (Szépligeti, 1916) (Ichneumonidae) as a natural enemy of the dreaded Brazilian wandering spider Phoneutria nigriventer (Keyserling, 1891) (Ctenidae). Zootaxa. 5403. 459-468. 10.11646/zootaxa.5403.4.4.