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Immature
Stages of Pompilidae
Detailed information on immature stages of Pompilidae (=
Psammocharidae) is being acquired.
However, Clausen (1940) discussed adult behavior of a number of
species. He noted that the parasitoid
larva hatches before the host, and the young larva destroys the egg of the
latter and completes its development upon a spider that was provided by its
mother. The cocoons of the species that develop in cells in the soil often
are very similar to those of Scoliidae and Tiphiidae. The pupa of Pompilidae may be readily
distinguished from those of the other families by the presence of highly
developed lateral processes upon the abdomen, which serve as braces to hold
it away from direct contact with the cocoon wall. References: Please refer to <biology.ref.htm> [Additional
references may be found at: MELVYL Library] |