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Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand abstractsNesting behaviour, life history and description of the mature larva of the beetle predator, Podagritus parrotti Leclercq (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Crabroninae)A. C. Harris*Podagritus parrotti nests have 1-15 cells and, in the North Island at least, are provisioned entirely with Adoxia vulgaris (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Rate of nest provisioning is recorded. Nest structure, the egg, the unusual cocoon studded with beetle elytra, and the final instar larva, are described for the first time.Keywords: Hymenoptera; Sphecidae; Crabroninae; Podagritus parrotti; larva; pupa; bionomics; Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae; New Zealand
(c) Journal of The Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 28, Number 4, December 1998, pp 591-604
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