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Batozonellus capensis (Dahlbom, 1843)
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Batozonellus fuliginosus (Klug,
1834) |
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Batozonellus gowdeyi (Turner, 1916)
Batozonellus madecassus (Saussure, 1887)
Batozonellus separabilis (Turner, 1916) |
Distribution
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Central Africa, Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar, South Africa,
Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe. |
Biology |
Females hunt
Orb-web spiders (Araneidae), capturing the spider in its web, to
provision their nest with. Adult wasps feed on nectar for their energy
requirements. |
Reference |
Arnold, G. 1937. The Psammocharidae of the Ethiopian
region. Part VII. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 19: 1-98.
Gess, F.W. & Gess S.K. 1980.
Spider vanquishers: the nesting of Tachyompilus
ignitus (Smith)
and Batozonellus
fuliginosus (Klug).
The Eastern Cape Naturalist
69: 4-7.
Picker,
M., Griffiths, C & Weaving, A. 2002. Field Guide to Insects of South Africa.
Struik Publishers, Cape Town. |
Credits
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Photographs
by Nadene Smith © Iziko Museums.
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