Anastatus disparis explained

Anastatus disparis is a species of wasp, and an egg parasitoid. Hosts include Lymantria dispar and Antheraea pernyi.^[1] The species is sexually dimorphic, with 630 sex specific genes. ^[2] Females have 11 antennal subsegments, whereas males have 8.^[3] Females only mate once, and males are significantly shorter lived than females, engaging in agonistic behavior.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Liu . Peng-Cheng . Wang . Jian-Jun . Zhao . Bin . Men . Jin . Wei . Jian-Rong . Influence of natal host and oviposition experience on sex allocation in a solitary egg parasitoid, Anastatus disparis (Hymenoptera, Eupelmidae) . Journal of Hymenoptera Research . 31 August 2017 . 58 . 29–40 . 10.3897/jhr.58.12763 . 15 December 2022 . en . 1314-2607. free .
2. Liu . Peng-Cheng . Hao . De-Jun . Hu . Hao-Yuan . Wei . Jian-Rong . Sexual dimorphism and sex-biased gene expression in an egg parasitoid species, Anastatus disparis . BMC Genomics . 18 July 2020 . 21 . 1 . 492 . 10.1186/s12864-020-06903-5 . 32682391 . 7368684 . en . 1471-2164 . free .
3. Wang . J . Liu . P . Wang . J . Luan . Q . Jiang . X . Cao . C . Morphology and Distribution of Antennal Sensilla in an Egg Parasitoid Wasp, Anastatus disparis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae). . Journal of Insect Science (Online) . 1 November 2022 . 22 . 6 . 10.1093/jisesa/ieac072 . 36469364 . 9721342 .
4. Liu . Peng-Cheng . Wei . Jian-Rong . Tian . Shuo . Hao . De-Jun . Male-male lethal combat in the quasi-gregarious parasitoid Anastatus disparis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) . Scientific Reports . 19 September 2017 . 7 . 1 . 11875 . 10.1038/s41598-017-11890-x . 28928364 . 5605659 . 2017NatSR...711875L . 2045-2322.