Climaciella brunnea

Climaciella brunnea, known sometimes by the common names wasp mantidfly and Brown mantidfly, is a predatory neuropteran insect in the family Mantispidae.

Climaciella brunnea
Climaciella brunnea in Cross Plains, Wisconsin, USA
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Neuroptera
Family:
Mantispidae
Genus:
Climaciella
Species:
C. brunnea
Binomial name
Climaciella brunnea
Say, 1824
Synonyms

Climaciella brunnea var. instabilis Opler, 1981
Climaciella rubescens Stitz, 1913
Climaciella rubescens var. laciniata Stitz, 1913
Climaciella rubescens var. unicolor Stitz, 1913
Mantispa brunnea Banks, 1911
Climaciella brunnea var. occidentis (Banks, 1911)
Climaciella occidentis (Banks, 1911)
Climaciella varia var. occidentis (Banks, 1911)
Climaciella brunnea (Banks, 1911)
Mantispa brunnea var. occidentis Banks, 1911
Mantispa burquei Provancher, 1875
Mantispa denaria Taylor, 1862
Mantispa moesta Hagen, 1861
Climaciella varia (Erichson, 1839)
Symphrasis varia (Erichson, 1839)
Mantispa varia Erichson, 1839
Mantispa brunnea Say, 1824

Distribution

Climaciella brunnea is found in Canada and the United States.

Lifecycle

As with most mantidflies, this species is parasitic to spiders as larva: the eggs of wolf spiders are their preferred host and larva will get themselves wrapped up with the eggs in the sac by the spider, since they cannot break into the sacs themselves. If the spider hasn't yet laid eggs, the larva will subsist on the spider's blood until then. Once inside the sac the larva will feast on the eggs until it pupates.

Description

Climaciella brunnea has a body length of 2 to 3 cm. Its markings mimic a social wasp (Polistes sp.).

References
  • "iNaturalist". Retrieved 26 November 2016.


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