Paracyphononyx

Paracyphononyx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Family: Pompilidae
Genus: Paracyphononyx
Gribodo, 1884[1]

Paracyphononyx is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions , they differ from other pompilids in that the do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the wasp has laid its egg on the spider while the wasp larve exists as koinobiont ectoparasitoid of the spider.[2]

Species

There are 51 species currently recognised in Paracophonyx and some of these are listed below with the areas where they have been recorded from.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Classification of Pompilinae (Pompilidae) Classification and checklist of Afrotropical pompiline wasps". Iziko Museums of South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. da Silva Souza, Hebert; Fanchini Messas, Yuri; Masago, Fabiana; dos Santos, Eduardo Fernando; Vasconcellos-Neto, João (2015). "Paracyphononyx scapulatus (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae), a koinobiont ectoparasitoid of Trochosa sp. (Araneae, Lycosidae)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 46: 165–172.
  3. Wahis, Raymond (1980). "Les Episyron Des Iles Philippines (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae, Pompilinae)". Zoologische Mededelingen Uitgeveden door het Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie te Leiden. 55 (26): 301–312.
  4. "Paracyphononyx zavattarii Guiglia 1943". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. "Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 1884". GlobalDiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  6. "Taxonomy for Paracyphononyx". Insektoid.info. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  7. "Insects of Panama". Neotropical Arthropods. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  8. Fernandez, Fernando C. (2000). "Avispas Cazadoras de Arañas (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)" (PDF). Biota Colombiana. 1 (1): 3–24.
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