Some ichneumonid wasps of the Polysphincta group of genera (Hymenoptera:
Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) induce behavioral modifications in their host spiders during a …

In this study we report the first case of an introduced alien host spider species being
parasitized and manipulated by an ichneumonid wasp. Hymenoepimecis bicolor, previously …

Host manipulation by parasites and parasitoids is a fascinating phenomenon within
evolutionary ecology, representing an example of extended phenotypes. To elucidate the …

Wasps in the Polysphincta group of Ichneumonidae induce their web-spinning spider hosts
to construct modified 'cocoon'webs that support and protect the wasps' cocoons, but the …

Hymenoepimecis Viereck, 1912 is a Neotropical polysphinctine genus which occurs from
Central America to the south of Brazil. In this study the genus Hymenoepimecis Viereck …

Parasites and parasitoids control behaviors of their hosts. However, the origin of the
behavior evoked by the parasitic organism has been rarely identified. It is also not known …

Some ichneumonid wasps induce modifications in the web building behavior of their spider
hosts to produce resistant “cocoon” webs. These structures hold and protect the wasp's …

Araneid spiders of genus Araniella are attacked by three polysphinctine parsitoid wasps
Polysphincta boops Tschek, P. tuberose (Gravenhorst), and Sinarachna pallipes …

Abstract The wasps Acrotaphus tibialis (Cameron), Eruga ca. gutfreundi Gauld, and
Hymenoepimecis tedfordi Gauld induce their host spiders to spin modified “cocoon” webs …

Strategies to invade and exploit hosts for survival are an essential part of the parasitic
lifestyle. Species of the Polysphincta genus group (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), which …