Notes on the biology of the wasp, Chalybion spinolae (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), an obligatory predator of Latrodectus (Araneae : Theridiidae) spiders in South Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Nel, Ernst | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kelly, Janine | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dippenaar-Schoeman, Anna S. (Anna Sophia), 1948- | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-09T05:42:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-02-09T05:42:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Some aspects of the biology of the wasp Chalybion spinolae are documented. This includes behaviour relating to life cycles, nesting, mating, oviposition and prey interaction of this wasp. The physical appearance of the wasps and their prey are described and some measurements are given. The prey of C. spinolae are two species of spiders, Latrodectus indistinctus and Latrodectus geometricus (Araneae: Theridiidae). The observations spanned a period of 5 years, and involved approximately 200 wasp nests. This study serves to provide more observational information about the biology of the wasp and its predatory behaviour. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.department | Zoology and Entomology | en_ZA |
| dc.description.librarian | hb2017 | en_ZA |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tnah20 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ernst Nel, Janine Kelly & Anna Dippenaar-Schoeman (2014) Notes on the biology of the wasp, Chalybion spinolae (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), an obligatory predator of Latrodectus (Araneae: Theridiidae) spiders in South Africa, Journal of Natural History, 48:25-26, 1585-1593, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2013.877993. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0022-2933 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1464-5262 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.1080/00222933.2013.877993 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58929 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Taylor and Francis | en_ZA |
| dc.rights | © 2014 Taylor and Francis. This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Natural History, vol. 48, no. 25-26, pp. 1585-1598, 2014. doi : 10.1080/00222933.2013.877993, is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/tnah20. | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Spider | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Wasp | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Chalybion spinolae (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Latrodectus (Araneae: Theridiidae) | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | South Africa (SA) | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Notes on the biology of the wasp, Chalybion spinolae (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), an obligatory predator of Latrodectus (Araneae : Theridiidae) spiders in South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Postprint Article | en_ZA |