Ceropales bipunctata
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Comment: see WP:REFB for help with correctly formatting sources. Theroadislong (talk) 15:28, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
- Comment: could you fix the taxobox please? Theroadislong (talk) 15:06, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
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| Species: | C. bipunctata
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| Ceropales bipunctata Say, 1824
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Ceropales bipunctata is a species of diurnal cleptoparasitic spider wasp in the family Pompilidae[1]. It is in the genus Ceropales [2], and is found in the East coast, and parts of Canada. It has declined significantly in parts of its range, more specifically New Brunswick and Ontario[3] [4]. It feeds on nectar primarily from goldenrods (especially Canada Goldenrod), and also other common nectaring plants. It is known to steal prey from other pompilids, namely those in the genus Anoplius. Eggs are laid in the book lung of the spider. These wasps also sometimes steal prey from spider-hunting wasps in the family Sphecidae.
Identification
This species is usually characterized by the one cream colored dot on either side of the thorax.
Life Cycle
The female will lay an egg on the book lung of a spider (usually Lycosidae), captured by another spider wasp (or spider-hunting sphecid wasp).
The larva eats the non vital organs, only to consume them in the final stage of development.
The larva then makes a pupa, and will emerge later in the year.
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References
- ^ "Ceropales bipunctata species information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ iNaturalist.org, "Genus Ceropales", retrieved 10/11/21
- ^ Klymko, John, Buck, Matthias, Robinson, Sarah L. Host specialisation and the disparate fate of Ceropales bipunctata (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) in New Brunswick and Ontario, Canada. Cambridge University Press, September 7, 2017
- ^ Godsoe, William. EVIDENCE FOR THE EXTIRPATION OF CEROPALES BIPUNCTATA SAY (HYMENOPTERA:POMPILIDAE) IN ONTARIO. Journal Of the Entomological Society of Ontario
- ^ eol.org, "Ceropales", Retrieved on 10/11/21
- ^ eol.org, "Ceropales", Retrieved on 10/11/21
- ^ eol.org, "Ceropales", Retrieved on 10/11/21
- ^ eol.org, "Ceropales", Retrieved on 10/11/21