Nesting behavior of the spider wasp Calopompilus pyrrhomelas (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)

Authors

  • Frank E. Kurczewski
  • Marshal Hedin
  • Rick C. West

Keywords:

Antrodiaetidae, Antrodiaetus montanus, Nemesiidae, Calisoga longitarsis, California false tarantula

Abstract

The nesting behavior of the spider wasp Calopompilus pyrrhomelas (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae:Pepsini) is described for the first time based on independent observations and photographic series from Oakland, Alameda County, CA; Denio, Humboldt County, NV; and Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, Marin County, CA, respectively. The three wasps captured, immobilized, and provisioned the spider’s own burrows with Calisoga longitarsis (Simon) (Nemesiidae) and Antrodiaetus montanus (Chamberlin and Ivie) (Antrodiaetidae).

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Published

2023-04-06

Issue

Articles 0979-0983 (March 2023)

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Copyright (c) 2023 Frank E. Kurczewski, Marshal Hedin, Rick C. West

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