Lasiochalcidia igiliensis
Lasiochalcidia igiliensis
Lasiochalcidia igiliensis (Masi) (Chalcidoidea: Chalcididae) in dorsal view (left) and parasitizing an ant lion (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) (right). The females of species in this genus typically induce the ant lion into attacking, then leap into its jaws and allow the antlion to grasp a leg while the chalcid oviposits into the prothoracic region just behind the head (Figs. from Steffan 1961).
References:
Steffan, J. R. 1958. Comportement de Lasiochalcidia igiliensis (Ms.) et de le E’espéce nouvelle L. pugnatrix (Hym. Chalcididae), Parasites de Fourmilions. Bulletin du Muséum National de Histoire Naturelle (2nd Ser.) 25(6): 506-512.
Steffan, J. R. 1959. Les Chalcidiens Parasites de Fourmilions. Vie et Milieu 10(3): 303-317.
Steffan, J. R. 1961. Comportement de Lasiochalcidia igiliensis Ms., Chalcididae parasite de Fourmilions. Comptes Rendus des Seances de l’Académie des Sciences 253: 2401-2403.