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SUBMITTER: Oi CA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7290573 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Oi Cintia Akemi CA Brown Robert L RL Stevens Ian I Wenseleers Tom T
Insects 20200428 5
<i>Sphecophaga vesparum</i> often parasitizes nests of vespid wasps such as <i>Vespula vulgaris</i> and <i>Vespula germanica</i>. Inside the colonies, the ectoparasitic larvae feed on the immature forms of the wasps. There are two adult forms of <i>S. vesparum</i>. The large, winged adults emerge from either rigid yellow cocoons or the orange cocoons used for overwintering. The small, brachypterous females emerge from soft, white cocoons. The species is facultative deuterotokous, producing mostl ...[more]