Mud-dauber-parasite
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Acroricnus stylator aequatus
Acroricnus stylator aequatus is a subspecies of ichneumon wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. The genus Acroricnus is documented as a parasite of mud dauber wasp nests, specifically attacking the Black and Yellow Mud Dauber (Sceliphron caementarium). This subspecies was originally described by Thomas Say in 1835. Very little species-specific information is available in the provided sources, with most biological knowledge inferred from genus-level documentation.
Acroricnus stylator edwardsii
Acroricnus stylator edwardsii is a subspecies of ichneumon wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. It is known as a parasite of mud dauber wasps, specifically targeting the nests of the Black and Yellow Mud Dauber (Sceliphron caementarium). The species was described by Cresson in 1879. Like other members of the genus Acroricnus, it likely possesses the elongated body and prominent ovipositor characteristic of ichneumon wasps that parasitize concealed hosts in mud nests or wood.
Acroricnus stylator niger
Acroricnus stylator niger is a subspecies of ichneumonid wasp in the genus Acroricnus. It is known from Belgium and Denmark, with records from both the Flemish and Walloon regions of Belgium. The species belongs to a genus whose members are parasitoids of mud dauber nests, including those of the Black and Yellow Mud Dauber (Sceliphron caementarium).
Chrysis angolensis
Chrysis angolensis is a cuckoo wasp in the family Chrysididae. Originally described from Angola, it has established populations across much of the world through human-mediated dispersal. The species is a documented parasite of mud dauber nests, with a known association to the black and yellow mud dauber Sceliphron caementarium. It has been recorded as introduced to French Polynesia and is well-established in North America.
Sphaeropthalma marpesia
Sphaeropthalma marpesia is a species of velvet ant in the family Mutillidae, described by Blake in 1879. The species is distributed across the western and southwestern United States and Mexico. Velvet ants in this genus are solitary wasps with wingless females and winged males. The specific epithet 'marpesia' references the Amazon queen Marpesia, a namesake shared with the daggerwing butterflies of genus Marpesia.