The life history of the Taiwanese spider wasp Minotocyphus formosanus (Pompilidae: Pepsinae) is reported, including the developmental process of the immature stages. The larva was attached by the spider wasp to the abdomen of the funnel-web spider Macrothele hungae (Mygalomorphae: Macrothelidae). In terms of mode of life, M. formosanus was established as a koinobiont ectoparasitoid. These biological findings are the first reports for not only the species M. formosanus, but also the genus Minotocyphus.
Shih, Y. K., Shimizu, A., Pitts, J. P., & Lin, C. P. (2024). First record of the Taiwanese spider wasp Minotocyphus formosanus (Tsuneki) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) as a koinobiont ectoparasitoid of the funnel-web spider Macrothele hungae Lin and Li (Mygalomorphae: Macrothelidae). Journal of Natural History, 58(41–44), 1575–1584. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2024.2394123