Observations on the Nesting of Three Species of Cerceris (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)
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Quantitative data obtained from the nests and provisioning activities of 3 species of Cerceris are presented. Those for C. flavofasciata floridensis compare favorably with information on the nominate subspecies and reveal 4 new genera and 5 new species of prey Chrysomelidae. Data from 2 populations of C. rufopicta confirm previous nesting information on this species, bring to light 2 new genera and 6 new species of chrysomelid prey and introduce a new prey family, Eucnemidae. Biomass data in the form of total prey weight per cell for C. fumipennis substantiate previous information on male and female cells. Observations on the Florida population of C. fumipennis reveal the use of conspecific nests from previous generations and disclose a new cleptoparasite, Senotainia rubriventris (Macquart) (Sarcophagidae).Downloads
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