title: Parasitism on Araneus venatrix (Koch, 1838) (Araneae: Araneidae) by Hymenoepimecis silvanae Loffredo and Penteado-Dias, 2009 (Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) with description of male of the wasp.
abstract: The wasp Hymenoepimecis silvanae Loffredo and Penteado-Dias, 2009, was recorded parasitising females of Araneus venatrix. The male of H. silvanae is described and illustrated. Specimens were collected in the Parque Estadual de Intervales and Reserva Biológica Serra do Japi, both located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil. jobczak@gmail.com
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sobczak
authors.forename: A P S
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Loffredo
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Penteado-Dias
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D013112:Spiders / Q000469:parasitology*; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*