Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 4, November 2026.ABSTRACT The Mesostoinae are a poorly understood braconid subfamily with unresolved morphological challenges and a complex taxonomic history. This study provides insight into the biodiversity of this subfamily on Kangaroo Island (KI), South Australia.
Shannon P. Tetley +3 more
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Subversion of Atypical Mucin Traps by a Spore‐Coat Effector Blocks Cellular Immunity in Drosophila
Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 56, 9 October 2026.While the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium robertsii can evade insect humoral immunity, its subversion of cellular defenses is still elusive. We identify Eac1 as a spore‐coat protein essential for infecting drosophilids by targeting atypical mucins (Sgf1 and Sgf2), which can entrap spores in a gel matrix and thereby facilitate hemocyte encapsulation.
Shiqin Li +7 more
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Loss, persistence and reversal of phenotypic traits
Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 5, Page 2119-2133, October 2026.ABSTRACT The irreversibility of complex trait loss has long been a tenet of evolutionary biology. However, this idea is increasingly at odds with the numerous documented exceptions across the Tree of Life. We synthesise this growing body of evidence across a diverse array of taxa and traits, exploring the evolutionary conditions that enable ...
Giobbe Forni +4 more
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Integrating Chemical Ecology with Behavioural Bioassays to Understand Host Preferences in the Stink Bug Egg Parasitoids Trissolcus basalis and Trissolcus oenone (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae). [PDF]
J Chem EcolSaunders TE +4 more
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Surveys in northern Utah for egg parasitoids of Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) detect Trissolcus japonicus (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae). [PDF]
Biodivers Data J, 2020 Holthouse MC +4 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 10, October 2026.This study systematically elucidates the complex tritrophic networks among the keystone shrub Lycium ruthenicum, three gall‐inducing pests, and 13 associated parasitoid species in the arid desert ecosystems of northern Xinjiang, China, reporting the globally novel stem gall‐inducing behavior of Scrobipalpa erichiodes.
Gaopeng Yu +3 more
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Cuticular Barcoding—A Novel Method for Host Identification From Adult Parasitoid Wasps
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 10, October 2026.Our manuscript presents a novel molecular tool that permits host detection of an adult parasitoid wasp. Our non‐destructive method, that we here tested in a laboratory experiment, allows studying the intricate interactions between parasitoids and their hosts while preserving the parasitoid as voucher specimen for subsequent morphological identification.
Maura Haas‐Renninger +5 more
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Ontogenetic morphological changes of the venom apparatus in 4 eupelmid egg parasitoids. [PDF]
ParasitologyChen X +4 more
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Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 10, October 2026.The conversion of rainforests into rubber and oil palm plantations drives biodiversity loss in Southeast Asia. Parasitoid wasps are highly diverse and play an essential role in ecosystems by regulating herbivore populations. Declines in density and diversity of parasitoid wasps, after land‐use change is well‐documented, but potential functional losses ...
Azru Azhar +17 more
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Temporal resource continuity for egg parasitoids of Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) during winter on irrigated maize crops and edge grasses. [PDF]
J Insect SciMoya-Raygoza G.
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