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Diptera larva on spider?
kurt
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Posted on 07-04-2009 07:39
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This 3 mm long juvenil spider was found in a garden with a larva. Could it be a Diptera larva?

What genus and perhaps species are the spider?

Photo from Kramfors Sweden 62,56N 17,47E 3 april 2009

Thanks for your help in advance

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The larva is more likely to be an ichneumonid.
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Ichneumonidae, subfamily Pimplinae, tribus Polysphinctini. The parasitic larvae usually stick across the front part of the opisthosoma, which matches well the situation that you depicted. The spider I saw (http://www.dipter...d_id=15117), however, bore a larva on its side.
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Hello!

The spider is Steatoda bipunctata (Theridiidae).

In 2007 I have once bred such a larva on a Tetragnatha obtusa to the wasp: http://insektenfo...eadid=8020 (Text in German).
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Jürgen

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Thank you for information about spider and larva Tony, Sundew and Juergen

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C Rollard which is a specialist in the spiders and the parasites of their nests cannot pronocer on the family or the esp!ce at this stage, me either although I occupy myself of Ichneumons!
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Thanks for looking at my pictures and trying to find what the larva could become.
I will try to see if any adults comes up later.

Kurt Holmqvist
 
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