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Behavior Manipulation of Crabronidae and Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) by the Entomopathogenic Fungus Ophiocordyceps humbertii (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) in an Amazonian Rainforest, Brazil

  • Somavilla A
  • Bartolomay P
  • Soares M
Revista Brasileira de Zoociências (2019) 20(2) 1-7
DOI: 10.34019/2596-3325.2019.v20.29114
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Abstract

The parasitism and behavior manipulation of three different species of aculeate wasps by the entomopathogenic fungus Ophiocordyceps humbertii was recorded and described. A total of 30 parasitized specimens were observed and collected, being five specimens of Larra (Crabronidae), 21 of Liris (Crabronidae), and four of Epysiron (Pompilidae).

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Somavilla, A., Bartolomay, P. R., & Soares, M. M. M. (2019). Behavior Manipulation of Crabronidae and Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) by the Entomopathogenic Fungus Ophiocordyceps humbertii (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) in an Amazonian Rainforest, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Zoociências, 20(2), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.34019/2596-3325.2019.v20.29114

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