A new cleptoparasitoid of Gymnomerus laevipes (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) and a description of its nest

YILDIRIM E.

DEUTSCHE ENTOMOLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT, cilt.50, sa.1, ss.111-112, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/mmnd.20030500109
  • Dergi Adı: DEUTSCHE ENTOMOLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.111-112
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Chrysis valida Mocsary was observed for the first time to be a cleptoparasitoid of Gymnomerus laevipes (Shuckard), as well as a new species of the Turkish. Nests constructed by G laevipes were described from locations on creek banks approximately a meter above the base. G laevipes makes thimble-shaped cells of clay, which are seated one a top the other, or side by side and built as a horizontal stem. The size of the nests is ranged from 11-14.5 (13.2 average) mm in length and 7.5-9 (8.6 average) mm in diameter.