Dinocampus coccinellae

Dinocampus coccinellae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Braconidae
Subfamily:
Euphorinae
Genus:
Dinocampus
Species:
D. coccinellae
Binomial name
Dinocampus coccinellae
(Schrank, 1802)[1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Ichneumon coccinellae
  • Bracon terminatus
  • Perilitus terminatus
  • Dinocampus terminatus
  • Euphorus sculptus
  • Perilitus americanus

Dinocampus coccinellae is a braconid wasp parasite of coccinellid beetles, including the spotted lady beetle, Coleomegilla maculata. D. coccinellae has been described as turning its ladybird host into a temporary "zombie" guarding the wasp cocoon. About 25% of Coleomegilla maculata recover after the cocoon they are guarding matures, although the proportion of other ladybird species which recover is much lower.[3]

  1. ^ "Dinocampus coccinellae (Schrank 1802)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  2. ^ Cushman, R. A. (1922). "The identity of Ichneumon coccinellae Schrank (Hym.)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 24 (9): 241–242.
  3. ^ Comont, Richard F.; Bethan V. Purse; William Phillips; William E. Kunin; Matthew Hanson; Owen T. Lewis; Richard Harrington; Christopher R. Shortall; Gabriele Rondoni; helen E. Roy (2014). "Escape from parasitism by the invasive alien ladybird, Harmonia axyridis". Insect Conservation and Diversity. 7 (4): 334–342. doi:10.1111/icad.12060. S2CID 85937864.