Polysphincta boops
| Polysphincta boops | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Polysphincta boops – Female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Genus: | Polysphincta |
| Species: | P. boops |
| Binomial name | |
| Polysphincta boops Tschek, 1868 | |
Polysphincta boops is a species belonging to the family Ichneumonidae subfamily Pimplinae.
The adults grow up to 8–11 millimetres (0.31–0.43 in) long. This wasp parasitize exclusively adults of spiders (Araneidae species, Thomisidae species, etc.).
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, August 17, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.