Biology:Episyron gallicum

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Short description: Species of wasp

Episyron gallicum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Genus: Episyron
Species:
E. gallicum
Binomial name
Episyron gallicum
Tournier, 1889 [1]
Synonyms
  • Episyron intermedius Haupt, 1930
  • Episyron tertius Bluthgen, 1944
  • Pompilus gallicum Tournier, 1889

Episyron gallicum is a spider-eating wasp which, as its name suggests, has a distribution centred on France .

Habits

It hunts terrestrial spiders which hunt their prey such as Wolf spiders as opposed to web weaving spiders. The spider is paralysed with a sting and then the helpless spider is sealed in a tunnel and the wasp lays an egg on it. The grub dines on the living spider when it hatches.[2]

Habitat

Open terrain with loose sandy soil.[3]

Distribution

Southern Europe but has recently expanded its range into Poland , Germany and the United Kingdom .[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5383648 entry