Genome of the pincer wasp Gonatopus flavifemur reveals unique venom evolution and a dual adaptation to parasitism and predation [PDF]
BMC Biology, 2021 Background Hymenoptera comprise extremely diverse insect species with extensive variation in their life histories. The Dryinidae, a family of solitary wasps of Hymenoptera, have evolved innovations that allow them to hunt using venom and a pair of chelae
Yi Yang +12 more
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Application of DNA barcoding confirms the host of Gonatopus viet Olmi, 1986 (Hymenoptera, Dryinidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 Gonatopus viet Olmi, 1986 was originally described from Vietnam based on a single female. No further distribution records or hosts have been documented since its original discovery.
Hua-Yan Chen +3 more
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Evolution of five environmentally responsive gene families in a pine-feeding sawfly, Neodiprion lecontei (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae). [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 We examine the predictability of gene family size changes in the pine tree specialist Neodiprion lecontei. Overall, our results are consistent with predictable gene family expansions and contractions in response to novel selection pressures. Abstract A central goal in evolutionary biology is to determine the predictability of adaptive genetic changes ...
Vertacnik KL +7 more
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Biological Traits of the Pincer Wasp Gonatopus flavifemur (Esaki & Hashimoto) Associated with Different Stages of Its Host, the Brown Planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Gonatopus flavifemur (Esaki & Hashimoto) is a common parasitoid of the most important rice pest, the brown planthopper (BPH) Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), in eastern and southeastern Asia.
Jiachun He +4 more
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Standardised arthropod (Arthropoda) inventory across natural and anthropogenic impacted habitats in the Azores archipelago [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021 In this paper we present an extensive checklist of arthropods and its distribution in five islands of the Azores, under increasing anthropogenic impacted habitats.
José Marcelino +5 more
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A new species of the genus Gonatopus Ljungh from the USA (Hymenoptera, Dryinidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 A new species of Gonatopus Ljungh, 1810 is described from the USA, Florida: G. jacki sp. n. Morphologically, the new species is similar to G. ashmeadi Kieffer, 1905 and G.
Adalgisa Guglielmino +3 more
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Gonatopus jaliscanus sp. n., a new Pincer wasp from Jalisco, Mexico (Hymenoptera, Dryinidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2019 A new species of Gonatopus Ljungh, 1810, G. jaliscanus sp. n., from Jalisco, Mexico, is described and illustrated. In the Neotropical region, G. jaliscanus is similar to G.
Stefano Speranza +3 more
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Primary and Secondary Symbionts of Cambodian Cicadellidae and the Role of Parasitisation. [PDF]
Environ Microbiol RepLeafhoppers are key agricultural pests, and their interactions with parasitoids may be influenced by microbial symbionts. In this study, we characterized the bacterial communities of six Cambodian leafhopper species and their parasitoids, finding that while Sulcia dominates leafhopper microbiotas, parasitoids exhibit higher microbial diversity.
Phauk S +3 more
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DNA Barcoding Reveals Species Diversity and Host Associations of Dryinidae Wasps (Insecta, Hymenoptera): A Case Study from the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea [PDF]
AnimalsDryinidae is a cosmopolitan wasp family, with over 1900 species found worldwide [...]
Huayan Chen +4 more
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New record of Gonatopus flavoniger Olmi, 1991 (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae) from Paraná, Brazil, with notes on some aspects of its biology and morphology [PDF]
Check List, 2017 Gonatopus flavoniger Olmi, 1991, is newly recorded from state of Paraná, Brazil. This record is based on a female specimen reared from a nymph of a leafhopper (Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Athysanini), and one additional female ...
André L Martins, Alexandre Domahvski
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