Pepsis ruficornis (Fabricius)
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.10793331 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:853E1294-B73D-43B8-8D82-AFD2E0B00352 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10793197 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FA37986C-FF8F-F741-FF14-05B699E7FC02 |
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Felipe |
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Pepsis ruficornis (Fabricius) |
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Pepsis ruficornis (Fabricius) View in CoL
PUERTO RICO: Ponce; 20 June 2016; J. A. Torres. Host: Caribena laeta (C. L. Koch) ( Theraphosidae ), immature. The wasp straddled the paralyzed tarantula, venter to dorsum, as it laid on the leaf-littered ground ( Torres 2016).
Caribena laeta View in CoL is a new host genus and species for Pepsis ruficornis View in CoL ( Kurczewski et al. 2020, 2022b). This tarantula is arboreal and the wasp probably flushed it from its retreat in vegetation. The spider fell to the ground to escape but the wasp followed and captured it.
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