{"id":4460,"date":"2026-11-11T07:13:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T07:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=4460"},"modified":"2026-11-11T07:28:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T07:28:27","slug":"agromedusa-lupalarva","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=4460","title":{"rendered":"Agromedusa lupalarva"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Agromedusa lupalarva<\/h1>\n
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\"\"<\/a>\u201cWolf-Larva’s field-guardian\u201d<\/div>\n
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Kingdom<\/dt>\n
Microsynthera<\/dd>\n
Phylum<\/dt>\n
Plasticae<\/dd>\n
Class<\/dt>\n
Occlupanida<\/dd>\n
Order<\/dt>\n
Rhetinomorpha<\/dd>\n
Family<\/dt>\n
Rhacognathidae<\/dd>\n
Genus<\/dt>\n
Agromedusa<\/em><\/dd>\n
Species<\/dt>\n
A. lupalarva<\/em><\/dd>\n
External morphology<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n

Raised riffles on dorsal side, faint lateral palps.\u00a0 20.4 mm x 22 mm.<\/p>\n

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Agromedusa\u00a0lupalarva<\/i>\u00a0shares many characteristics with its fellow Rhetinomorph A. otautahi<\/i><\/a>, in particular its remote biome: A. lupalarva<\/i> is found as a parasitoid that swarms on plastic netting that is spread over farms and gardens. It is hypothesized that instead of enduring throughout the seasons like other occlupanids, A. lupalarva<\/i> drops to the ground after a span of mere months, presumably decomposing into the ground, but field researchers have not confirmed this curious life cycle. Specimens have only come our way by the combined efforts of determined scholars K. Larva (TORD) and Z. Wolfe (FORC), who managed to lure several of the specimens from Christchurch, New Zealand into small postal envelopes from half a world away. It has a translucent keratinous<\/a> appearance, and sports raised ridges on its dorsal side only. The oral groove strongly resembles that of an archignathid, but its edges, inside and out, have a uniquely rough and jagged appearance. Small vestigial lateral palps are present.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Agromedusa lupalarva \u201cWolf-Larva’s field-guardian\u201d Kingdom Microsynthera Phylum Plasticae Class Occlupanida Order Rhetinomorpha Family Rhacognathidae Genus Agromedusa Species A. lupalarva External morphology Raised riffles on dorsal side, faint lateral palps.\u00a0 20.4 mm x 22 mm. Agromedusa\u00a0lupalarva\u00a0shares many characteristics with its fellow Rhetinomorph A. otautahi, in particular its remote biome: A. lupalarva is found as a parasitoid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4462,"parent":3921,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4460","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t