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Issue: Vol. 4300 No. 1: 1 Aug. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-08-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4300.1.8
Page range: 135–141
Abstract views: 72
PDF downloaded: 5

Association and description of the male of Aplochares imitator (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)

Department of Biology, Utah State University, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, USA.
Department of Biology, Utah State University, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, USA.
Hymenoptera spider wasp Neotropics Pompilinae Costa Rica

Abstract

The previously unknown male of Aplochares imitator (Smith), the type species of the genus, is associated with the female and described. Aplochares imitator provides another case of dual sex-limited mimicry. The coloration of the male of A. imitator is similar to that of both sexes of A. adrastes Banks, while the coloration of the female of A. imitator matches that of several species of other unrelated Hymenoptera. A key to both sexes of Aplochares is provided along with illustrations of the two species.

 

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