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
- ^ Malcicka, Miriama Malcicka; Bezemer, T. Martijn (2015). "Multi-trait mimicry of ants by a parasitoid wasp". Scientific Reports. 5. Bertanne Visser, Mark Bloemberg, Charles J. P. Snart, Ian C. W. Hardy & Jeffrey A. Harvey: 8043. doi:10.1038/srep08043. PMC 4306968. PMID 25622726.
- ^ 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.