Temporal Activity Patterns of the Spider Wasp Pepsis montezuma Smith (Hymenoptera : Pompilidae) in a Disturbed Lower Montane Rainforest (Manizales, Colombia)
Joint Authors
Pitts, James P.
Restrepo-Giraldo, Carlos
Rodriguez, Juanita
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We studied the temporal activity pattern of the spider wasp Pepsis montezuma Smith (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) in a disturbed lower montane rainforest, which is located in the city of Manizales, Colombia, at an altitude of 2,150 m.
Females of this species are diurnal with two peaks of activity: one in the morning and the other in the afternoon.
During the morning, nectar foraging occurred at Baccharis latifolia.
During the afternoon, females hunted for tarantulas of the genus Pamphobeteus (Araneae: Theraphosidae), which were dragged backwards to the nest by the wasp.
The nest was excavated before hunting.
This is the first description of the behavior of Pepsis montezuma.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Restrepo-Giraldo, Carlos& Rodriguez, Juanita& Pitts, James P.. 2012. Temporal Activity Patterns of the Spider Wasp Pepsis montezuma Smith (Hymenoptera : Pompilidae) in a Disturbed Lower Montane Rainforest (Manizales, Colombia). Psyche،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477884
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Restrepo-Giraldo, Carlos…[et al.]. Temporal Activity Patterns of the Spider Wasp Pepsis montezuma Smith (Hymenoptera : Pompilidae) in a Disturbed Lower Montane Rainforest (Manizales, Colombia). Psyche No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477884
American Medical Association (AMA)
Restrepo-Giraldo, Carlos& Rodriguez, Juanita& Pitts, James P.. Temporal Activity Patterns of the Spider Wasp Pepsis montezuma Smith (Hymenoptera : Pompilidae) in a Disturbed Lower Montane Rainforest (Manizales, Colombia). Psyche. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477884
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-477884