[Mini Review] Family Ampulicidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) as a parasitoid of cockroaches (Insecta: Blatidae)

Abstract

The species of the Famíly Ampucilidae has developed truly incredible behavior, being able to grab the cockroach with powerful jaws and sting it directly into two precise parts of the nervous system. The first partially and reversibly paralyzes the first pair of legs while the second obliterates only the flight reflexes, leaving the cockroach unharmed but converted into a kind of zombie. The aim of this article is to describe the parasitoid behavior of the Ampulicidae Family (Insecta: Hymenoptera). In terms of the type of research source, scientific articles published in national and international journals were used. This modality of production, in addition to being commonly the most valued in the set of bibliographic production, is the most easily accessed. Access to articles was through virtual libraries such as Scielo, the University of São Paulo, Latin American Literature and the University of Brasilia. In this library, there is a specific section for Hymenoptera, with eight journals, with texts of articles available in full and theoretical books, these banks, university dissertations, and scientific journals.