Record of parasitoidism in nests of the primitively social wasp Zethus miniatus Saussure, 1858 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Gabriel C. Jacques; Wellington D. Ferreira; Lucas C. S. Araújo; Victor L. Santos; Luís C. P. Silveira

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec06014

Authors

Gabriel C. Jacques Instituto Federal Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Minas Gerais - Campus Bambuí, Bambuí, MG, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9619-6065
Wellington D. Ferreira Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2357-5547
Lucas C. S. Araújo Instituto Federal Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Minas Gerais - Campus Bambuí, Bambuí, MG, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9146-7981
Victor L. Santos Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6378-0874
Luís C. P. Silveira Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0391-3676

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec06014

Keywords:

nesting, parasitoid, subsocial behavior, wasps, Zethinae

Abstract

This note presents two new records of parasitoidism in the nest of the subsocial wasp’ species Zethus (Zethoides) miniatus Saussure, 1858. The nests were collected in two different localities in the Neotropical Savanna - “cerrado” (Minas Gerais State, Brazil). Two species from different insect orders were recorded parasitizing each of the nests. The parasitoid wasp Brachymeria paraguayensis (Brèthes, 1916) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae); and the bee fly Anthrax oedipus Fabricius, 1805 (Diptera: Bombyliidae). Our note reinforces the importance of new studies describing the biology of vespids, especially in relation to natural enemies and ecological interactions.

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