Nasonia longicornis explained

Nasonia longicornis is a species of pteromalid wasp in the family Pteromalidae. It can be identified by the structure of its antennae. It is a parasitoid of Protocalliphora pupae, usually found in birds' nests. The species is found in western North America.^[1] Females usually only mate once in their lifetime.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Darling . D. Christopher . Werren . John H. . Biosystematics of Nasonia (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): Two New Species Reared from Birds' Nests in North America . Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 1 May 1990 . 83 . 3 . 352–370 . 10.1093/aesa/83.3.352 . 13 November 2022.
2. Mair . Magdalena M. . Seifert . Nicole . Ruther . Joachim . Previous Interspecific Courtship Impairs Female Receptivity to Conspecifics in the Parasitoid Wasp Nasonia longicornis But Not in N. vitripennis . Insects . September 2018 . 9 . 3 . 112 . 10.3390/insects9030112 . 30200429 . 6163980 . en . 2075-4450. free .