Species Telostegus socius (Evans, 1972)

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• Elaphrosyron socius Evans, H.E. 1972. A review of the Australian species of Elaphrosyron and Telostegus, with notes on other genera (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae). Breviora. Museum of Comparative Zoology 386: 1–18 [2].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♀ (25 Feb. 1970 (H.E. Evans and R.W. Matthews)), Boundary Bend, Victoria.

Generic Combinations

• Telostegus socius (Evans, 1972).

Distribution

States

South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Ceropales ligea Bingham, 1903 [POMPILIDAE] (Hymenoptera); Protomiltogramma sp. [SARCOPHAGIDAE] (Diptera)).

Extra Ecological Information

Prey records: Tharpyna campestrata Koch, 1874; Tharpyna sp.; Cymbacha festiva Koch, 1874; Diaea sp. (Thomisidae) (Evans & Matthews, 1973:50).

Associated Fauna References

Evans, H.E. & Matthews, R.W. 1973. Behavioural observations on some Australian spider wasps (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae). Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 125(1): 45–55 [49–50] (Ceropales ligea; Protomiltogramma sp.)

General References

Evans, H.E. & Matthews, R.W. 1973. Behavioural observations on some Australian spider wasps (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae). Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 125(1): 45–55 [48–50] (Elaphrosyron socius: biology [48], prey records [50], parasite records [49–50])

Matthews, R.W. & Matthews, J.R. 1978. Insect Behaviour. New York : John Wiley & Sons xvi + 507 pp. [141] (Elaphrosyron socius: figure (oviposition), note)

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