Author: Gess, F.W.
Title: Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums. Volume 16. Part 2. Some Aspects of the Ethology of Ampulex Bantuae Gess (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Ampulicinae) in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
Description: Cape Provincial Museum, Albany Museum, Grahamstown, Natural History. Volume 16. Part 2. 16th April 1984. Stapled wraps, p23-p40. illustrated colour plates, 184mm wide x 240mm high. New unread copy. Some aspects of the ethology of Ampulex bantae Gess in the Eastern Cape of South Africa are described. Particular attention is paid to: the situation and nature of the nest; the identification and biology of the prey; prey selection; the hunting, stinging, malaxation and conveyance of the prey to the nesting cavity, oviposition and nest closure; life history, voltinism, mating, longevity and fecundity. A definite relation between the size of the prey and the sex of the wasp which develops upon it is demonstrated.

Keywords: albany museum grahamstown eastern cape cape provincial museum entomology south southern africa african insects wasps hymenoptera ampulex bantuae gess


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