A first rearing record of the small-headed fly Ogcodes fumatus (Erichson, 1846) from the running crab spider Philodromus cespitum (Walckenaer, 1802) is reported. Aberrant web spinning activity of the host spider is documented. Molecular work comprises DNA barcoding (COI) for the host and parasitoid as well as PCR assays (16S rRNA, wsp) detecting the presence of at least two strains of Wolbachia bacteria in O. fumatus. A Neighbour-joining search of the 16S rRNA clusters these strains within supergroup A of Wolbachia.
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1 June 2012
Ogcodes fumatus (Diptera: Acroceridae) Reared from Philodromus cespitum (Araneae: Philodromidae), and First Evidence of Wolbachia Alphaproteobacteria in Acroceridae
Christian Kehlmaier,
Radek Michalko,
Stanislav Korenko
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Annales Zoologici
Vol. 62 • No. 2
June 2012
Vol. 62 • No. 2
June 2012
16S rRNA
Acroceridae
Ogcodes
Philodromidae
Philodromus
Wolbachia