Nesting behaviour, male territoriality and larval development of Eremnophila binodis (Fabricius) from Brazil (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae).

Abstract

Aspects of the nesting behaviour, male territoriality and larval development of the solitary caterpillar-hunting wasp Eremnophila binodis (Fabricius) are described, based on observations carried out in the Biological Reserve of Poço das Antas, an area covered by Atlantic Tropical rain forest in southeastern Brazil.

Keywords

Biology, territorial behaviour, immature, solitary wasp, Ammophilini.