Journal of Hymenoptera Research

14/06/2024

Two species of the ichneumonid wasp genus Agriotypus have been added to the South Korean fauna, one of which is a new species. Find out more in this research article: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.119871

국립낙동강생물자원관

14/06/2024

Two cryptic species of the parasitoid wasp Ganaspis are described as new to science. Find out more here: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.118567

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History USDA Agricultural Research Service

07/06/2024

In a recent paper published in ZooKeys, Cover and Rabeling describe four new social parasite species in the ant genus Tapinoma, representing the first confirmed inquiline social parasites in the ant subfamily Dolichoderine: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1202.120478

The social parasites exhibit at least two distinct life history syndromes and exploit a single host species, proving new insights into the complex evolution of obligate ant social parasites.

05/06/2024

This is Antistrophus laurenae, a new species of gall wasp, which induces externally inconspicuous galls in stems of Silphium integrifolium, a host not associated with other members of the A. rufus complex. Find out more about it here: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.121918

Penn State The Ohio State University

04/06/2024

Review of the ant genus Manica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a new record of the genus in China and description of a new species.

Journal of Hymenoptera Research
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Fig. 8. Manica yessensis worker (Paratype, images cited from https://www.antweb.org/, CASENT0900372, imaged by Ryan Perry) A head in full-face view B label C body in dorsal view D body in lateral view.

04/06/2024

Cryptic or underworked? Taxonomic revision of the Antistrophus rufus species complex (Cynipoidea, Aulacideini)

Journal of Hymenoptera Research
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31/05/2024

First records of the fig wasp family Agaonidae in Germany suggest that increasing temperatures and the presence of male caprifig trees may allow for the future commercial farming of figs in the region.

https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.71.117640

Museum Koenig - Offizielle Seite Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart

31/05/2024

29/05/2024

🧐 Are the species of the Antistrophus rufus complex truly cryptic? This study used morphological, ecological, and DNA barcode data to find the answer: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.121918

Penn State The Ohio State University

29/05/2024

If you want to understand parasitoid wasps - and why wouldn't you! - this is a great piece! Also features a paper we published in 2018 on a new wasp species with a fun name.

An insect’s physical shape and characteristics indicate which species it belongs to, but sometimes species appear remarkably similar. DNA technologies can help identify and discover species.

17/05/2024

The ectoparasitoid wasp Heterospilus sicanus is redescribed and illustrated based on the holotype of Dendrosoter sicanus and on recently collected material from its type locality. Find out more here: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1201.118549

Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Università degli Studi di Palermo Natural History Museum, London

13/05/2024

A new ant species is documented from Sichuan Province, China, marking the first recorded instance of the genus Manica in China.

Find out more here: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.111418

09/05/2024

The first known host of the brachypterous parasitoid wasp Olixon testaceum is identified as an Anaxipha cricket through the DNA barcoding of six Olixon larvae and their hosts.

➡ Find out more: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.116726
Union University University of Guelph Museum für Naturkunde Berlin University of Pennsylvania

09/05/2024

This is Mesocrina chandleri, a new species of the small Holarctic braconid genus Mesocrina. Find out more about it here: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.124215

University of Oxford Naturalis

02/05/2024

Two new species of the wasp genus Trypoxylon from Yunnan Province, China, are described and illustrated. Find out more about them here: https://jhr.pensoft.net/issue/4731/

26/04/2024

One species of parasitic wasp is described as new to science. Find out more about it in this research article: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1198.118944

26/04/2024

A parasitoid wasp species in the genus Monoctonus is recorded as new to science from South Korea. Find out more about it here: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e119476

Univerzitet U Beogradu Centre for Biodiversity Genomics Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti - SANU

25/04/2024

A review and assessment of the research career of Justin O. Schmidt (1947–2023): https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.121387

22/04/2024

Discovery of a new Pseudalomya Telenga, 1930 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae) species from Taiwan and its implications for the systematic position of this genus.

Journal of Hymenoptera Research
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Fig. 1. Pseudalomya truncaticornis sp. nov. holotype (NMNS ENT 8836-1) A lateral view of the habitus B dorsal view of the habitus. Photographed by Hsuan-Pu Chen.

17/04/2024

After reviewing available literature, identifying over 382,000 specimens from different collections, and running field expeditions, this team of researchers has compiled a list of the known ant species of the Galápagos Islands: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.107324

Universiteit Gent Fundación Charles Darwin University of Toronto Texas Tech University NJIT

17/04/2024

🧬🐝 DNA barcoding in five Hymenoptera families in Germany revealed unexpectedly high high BIN diversity, which suggests a higher-than-expected species diversity. Find out more here: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1189.114478

University of Hradec Králové

17/04/2024

An investigation into the relationships of Western Palearctic and Nearctic Cotesia wasps that spin aggregated cocoons in the shape of a ball, with the description of one new species: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.116378

Naturalis National Museums Scotland

17/04/2024

A new ichneumon wasp species was discovered in the rare genus Pseudalomya. Find out more about it here: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.119470

國立臺灣大學 National Taiwan University

12/04/2024

After reviewing 5,886 specimens and extracting 279 additional data from literature sources, researchers have compiled a comprehensive review of Corsican bees in the family Megachilidae - see it at https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.114614

UMONS Université Paris Cité Office de l'Environnement de la Corse - OEC

03/04/2024

An overview of the chalcid wasp family Leucospidae in the Arabian Peninsula, with the description of a new species: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1189.113635

03/04/2024

A new species of the presocial potter wasp genus Calligaster de Saussure, 1852 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) from Vietnam.

Journal of Hymenoptera Research
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Figures 1- 6. Calligaster inflata sp. nov. 1 head, frontal view 2 head, dorsal view 3 mesosoma, dorsal view 4 propodeum, dorsal view 5 head and mesosoma, lateral view 6 metasomal tergum I, dorsal view. Scale bars: 1 mm.

03/04/2024

First discovery of Plutarchia (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae) in Palearctic region, with description of a new species from South Korea.

Journal of Hymenoptera Research
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Fig. 4. A–D Plutarchia malabarica, male A habitus, lateral view B antenna, lateral view C head, dorsal view D propodeum and petiole, dorsal view E leaves and pods of Pueraria lobata F pupa of Agromyzidae in pod of Pu. lobata G larva of P. malabarica in pupa of Agromyzidae H male habitus emerged from pupa of Agromyzidae.

02/04/2024

New study provides data on the length, width, and height of the eggs of 352 species and subspecies in Tettigonioidea, including measurements for 158 species that were newly assessed: https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.33.116173

Senckenberg

01/04/2024

A study to clarify and refine the description of North American gregarious endoparasitoid wasp Apanteles mimoristae to better characterize the species and support its identification: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.117514

Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas The University of Texas at Austin