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Gelis agilis

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Gelis agilis is a tiny wingless hyperparasitoid wasp that attacks the parasitoid wasp Cotesia glomerata[1] and other parasitoids, like Dinocampus coccinellae. It reproduces asexually, with adult females feeding on their hosts' hemolymph in order to create eggs.[2]

References

  1. ^ Malcicka, Miriama Malcicka; Bezemer, T. Martijn (2015). Bertanne Visser, Mark Bloemberg, Charles J. P. Snart, Ian C. W. Hardy & Jeffrey A. Harvey. "Multi-trait mimicry of ants by a parasitoid wasp". Scientific Reports. 5: 8043. doi:10.1038/srep08043. PMC 4306968. PMID 25622726.
  2. ^ Chen, Cong; Gols, Rieta; Biere, Arjen; Harvey, Jeffrey A. (April 2019). "Differential effects of climate warming on reproduction and functional responses on insects in the fourth trophic level". Functional Ecology. 33 (4): 693–702. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.13277. ISSN 0269-8463.
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Gelis agilis: Brief Summary

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Gelis agilis is a tiny wingless hyperparasitoid wasp that attacks the parasitoid wasp Cotesia glomerata and other parasitoids, like Dinocampus coccinellae. It reproduces asexually, with adult females feeding on their hosts' hemolymph in order to create eggs.

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