Latibulus
Genus of wasps
title: "Latibulus" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cryptinae", "ichneumonidae-genera", "taxa-named-by-johannes-von-nepomuk-franz-xaver-gistel"] description: "Genus of wasps" topic_path: "general/cryptinae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latibulus" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Genus of wasps ::
| image = | image_caption = | display_parents = 3 | taxon = Latibulus | authority = Gistel, 1848
Latibulus is a genus of wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are two species in Europe: | Latibulus argiolus | (Rossi, 1790) | Latibulus lautus | (Tosquinet, 1896)
Biology
Latibulus argiolus is a parasitoid which lies in wait in the near proximity of a Polistes paper wasp nest waiting for an opportunity for penetration and then, within a few seconds, lays an egg into a nest cell. The biology of the larva is unknown. There are two generations per year. The first emerges in the summer after pupation takes place in a yellowish cocoon within the cell; the second generation winters in a brown, resistant cocoon. The pupa of the second generation is able to break through the cell cover by making jerky movements. The pupa falls to the ground, looks for a recess by making rolling movements, and winters there.
References
- S. Makino, 1983: Biology of Latibulus argiolus (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid of the paper wasp Polistes biglumis (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) [biology] Kontyu 51:426-434, 1983
References
- "''Latibulus'' Gistel, 1848". Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin.
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::