Resumen:
Lymeon Förster, 1869 is a very large genus of the Cryptinae (Ichneumonidae) with
predominantly Neotropical distribution where females attack small cocoons of various groups
of insects and spider eggs-sac. In the present study, we report the first record the interaction
between the parasitoid wasp Lymeon sp. (Ichneumonidae), with eggs-sac of spider Araneus
vincibilis (Araneidae) in Northeastern Brazil. We observed that although the female of A.
vincibilis cares for the eggs that were attacked by Lymeon sp, the wasp larva consumed about
80% of spider eggs, indicating that both maternal care and the physical barrier offered by the
eggs-sac may not provide absolute defense against predators.
Descripción:
SANTIAGO, Brenda Kelly Souza. First record of the parasitoid wasp Lymeon sp. (Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) associated with spider eggs-sac of Araneus vincibilis (Araneae: Araneidae) in Northeastern Brazil. 2019. 10 f. Monografia (Graduação) - Curso de Ciências Biológicas, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Licenciatura em Ciências Biológicas. Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira, Acarape-Ceara, 2019.
