''Batozonellus lacerticida'' is a species of the spider-hunting wasp of the family
Pompilidae
Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosmopolitan, with some 5,000 species in six subfamilies. Nearly all species are solitary (with the exception of some group-ne ...
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Description
''Batozonellus lacerticida'' can reach a length of about . These spider hunting wasps have a mainly black body, with yellow markings on the abdomen. Wings are orange, with a brownish band on the tips of the forewings.
[ Insects in France]
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Biology
This species hunts large orb weaver spiders (family Araneidae
Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields, and forests. The English word "orb" can mean "circular", hence the English name ...
), mainly '' Argiope bruennichii'', ''Argiope lobata
''Argiope lobata'' is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It has a wide distribution encompassing the whole of Africa and stretching to southern Europe and into Asia.
The male of this species is small (body length 6 mm) b ...
'', ''Araneus angulatus
''Araneus angulatus'' is a species of orb-weaving spiders found in the Palearctic realm. It resembles the European garden spider, ''Araneus diadematus'', but has distinctive tubercles on its abdomen. The species was first described in ''Aranei Sv ...
'' and '' Araneus ventricosus''. The wasps paralyze these spiders with their poisonous stings and drag them into their underground nests. Then they lay an egg into the abdomen of their prey.[
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Distribution
This species can be found in most of Europe.Fauna europaea
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References
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Pompilinae
Insects described in 1771
Taxa named by Peter Simon Pallas
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