Theridiid-spider-parasite

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• Zatypota alborhombarta

  Zatypota alborhombarta is an ichneumonid parasitoid wasp in the subfamily Pimplinae and clade Polysphincta. It is a koinobiont ectoparasite of adult theridiid spiders, including Cryptachaea jequirituba and Achaearanea tingo. The wasp induces host behavioral modification to construct a protective 'cocoon web'—a simplified, reinforced web structure that shelters the developing parasitoid larva. This manipulation represents a sophisticated host-parasitoid interaction involving the repetition of specific web-building behavioral subroutines.

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