TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kurczewski, Frank E.
A1  - Abela, Alice J.
A1  - Shimizu, Akira
T1  - Chalcochares hirsutifemur (Banks) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae:
Pompilinae), a probable obligate parasitoid of Aptostichus Simon
(Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Euctenizidae) in California
T2  - Insecta Mundi
N2  - Size equivalence, seasonal synchronicity, geospatial sympatry, habitat specificity, and host-searching behavior implicate the spider wasp Chalcochares hirsutifemur (Banks) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae: Pompilinae) as an obligate parasitoid on species of the wafer-lid spider genus Aptostichus Simon (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Euctenizidae) on coastal sandy back dunes in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, CA. This is substantiated by 2010–2022 macrophotographs, videos, and field observations. Such host evidence supports recent unpublished phylogenomic studies that place Chalcochares as a sister genus of the spider wasp tribe Aporini, in which all species are known obligate parasitoids on trapdoor spiders and related Mygalomorphae. Chalcochares hirsutifemur and C. engleharti (Banks) are separated based on morphological, geographic, and probable host spider differences. Resource partitioning on the coastal sand dunes between C. hirsutifemur and three species of smaller Aporus Spinola is proposed.

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T3  - Insecta Mundi - 1004 
KW  - Chalcochares engleharti
KW  - Aporus hirsutus
KW  - Aporus luxus
KW  - Aptostichus atomarius
KW  - Aptostichus simus
KW  - resource partitioning
Y1  - 2023
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/71101
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-711018
UR  - https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insectamundi/1004_Kurczewski_etal_2023.pdf
SN  - 1942-1354
SN  - 0749-6737
VL  - 2023
IS  - article 1004
SP  - 1
EP  - 13
PB  - Flora & Fauna Publ.
CY  - Gainesville, Fla.
ER  -