Entypus_unifasciatus

<i>Entypus unifasciatus</i>

Entypus unifasciatus

Species of wasp

Entypus unifasciatus is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae.[1]

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Description

Theses spider wasps are black with a bluish sheen, yellow antennae, and usually have a single diffuse amber band or patch near the tip of dark, smoky wings.[2]

Range

Essentially transcontinental North America, except in the northwest.[3][4]

Ecology

Female wasps paralyze large spiders and deposit them in burrows. The wasp lays a fertilized egg upon the spider; after hatching, the larva feeds on the living but paralyzed spider until maturing into a pupa that overwinters, and emerges as a winged adult next summer.[5]

Taxonomy

Entypus unifasciatus contains the following subspecies:

  • Entypus unifasciatus cressoni[1]
  • Entypus unifasciatus dumosus[1]
  • Entypus unifasciatus californicus[1]
  • Entypus unifasciatus unifasciatus[1]

References

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  1. [1]
    "Entypus unifasciatus". iNaturalist.
  2. [2]
    "ENTYPUS SPIDER WASPS Entypus aratus, E. unifasciatus, E. fulvicornis, and others". Missouri Department of Conservation.
  3. [3]
    "Species Entypus unifasciatus". BugGuide. Retrieved Dec 11, 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Spider Wasp (Entypus) (Enytpus unifasciatus)". InsectIdentification.org. Aug 23, 2019.
  5. [5]
    Taulman, James (Jun 19, 2020). "WILD THINGS: SPIDER WASP (ENTYPUS UNIFASCIATUS)". The Independent.


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