Jd. Asis et al., DESCRIPTION OF THE MATURE LARVA OF THE WASP DINETUS-PICTUS WITH PHYLOGENETIC IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TRIBE DINETINI (INSECTA, HYMENOPTERA, SPHECIDAE), Journal of zoology, 242, 1997, pp. 179-183
The mature larva of the wasp Dinetus pictus is described. The ventral
position of the anus, the absence of antennal papillae, and the weak d
evelopment of the galeae, together with other minor differences in lab
rum, epipharynx, and parietal bands, clearly separate the larva of Din
etus from those of the tribe Astatini. Larval and adult characters do
not support the inclusion of Dinetini in the Astatinae (sensu Bohart &
Menke, 1976), and provide evidence in support of a relationship with
the Larrinae-Crabroninae complex.