Certain parasites improve their fitness by manipulating their host's behaviour. Some
evidence suggests that parasites exploit innate pathways in the host to manipulate their …

Some hymenopteran parasitoids induce intricate behavioral alterations in their spider hosts.
Despite these refined adaptations, the success of their attacks and larval development relies …

Spider wasps of the genus Minagenia have evolved koinobiontism as a relatively rare life
strategy within the widely diversified hymenopteran family Pompilidae. In this study, we …

The huge and diverse family Braconidae is described and various specific morphological
terms used in their description are illustrated. A simplified identification key to most of the …

Most parasitoid wasps establish close interactions with their host taxa, and polysphinctines
(ichneumonid koinobiont spider-ectoparasitoids) are no exception. Two polysphinctines …

Epipompilus Kohl comprises 52 species of wasps that are parasitoids of spiders; 16 species
occur in the Neotropical region and 36 species occur in the Australian region. The biological …

Cavernicolous populations of the spider wasp Ageniella evansi Townes, 1957
(Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) nest deep within limestone caves at Colossal Cave Mountain …

The life history of the Taiwanese spider wasp Minotocyphus formosanus (Pompilidae:
Pepsinae) is reported, including the developmental process of the immature stages. The …

The taxonomy of the genus Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 1884 from China is studied. Two new
species, P. pilisquamatus Liu & Ma, sp. nov. and P. noncarinulatus Liu & Ma, sp. nov., from …

1. This study describes the host‐handling behaviour of the parasitoid Dirhinus giffardii
(Silvestri)(Hymenoptera: Chalcididae). Dirhinus giffardii sometimes excavates underground …