Ant wasp - Ant wasp (English spelling) velvet ant

Japanese: アリバチ(蟻蜂) - アリバチ（英語表記）velvet ant

A general term for ectoparasitic wasps belonging to the order Hymenoptera, family Mutillidae (illustration, illustration). More primitive than the Cariidae, they do not build nests but paralyze the host with their stingers and then lay eggs on its body. Males are generally winged, while females are wingless. The body is covered with dark hairs, and the abdomen is covered with horizontal bands of dense hairs in white, yellow, or red. Body length is 3 to 30 mm, and males are usually larger. Distributed worldwide, especially in the tropics and subtropics. Most lay eggs on the surface of the prepupae or pupae of wasps belonging to the order Hymenoptera, family Aspergillidae, or on the inside of the cocoons that contain them.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

膜翅目アリバチ科Mutillidaeに属する外部捕食寄生性のハチの総称（イラスト，イラスト）。カリウドバチより原始的で，巣はつくらず寄主を刺針で麻痺させてからその体表に卵を産みつける。雄は一般に有翅だが雌は無翅。体は暗色の毛に覆われ，腹部は白色，黄色，赤色などの密な毛が横帯を形成する。体長3～30mm，通常雄のほうが大きい。世界中に分布し，とくに熱帯と亜熱帯に多い。ほとんどが膜翅目の有剣類に属するハチ類の前蛹（ぜんよう）やさなぎの体表，またはそれらの入っている繭の内面に卵を産みつける。

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