Nasonia longicornis

Nasonia longicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pteromalidae
Genus: Nasonia
Species:
N. longicornis
Binomial name
Nasonia longicornis
Darling, 1990

Nasonia longicornis is a species of pteromalid wasp in the family Pteromalidae.[1] 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.[2] Females usually only mate once in their lifetime.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference gbif was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Darling, D. Christopher; Werren, John H. (1 May 1990). "Biosystematics of Nasonia (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): Two New Species Reared from Birds' Nests in North America". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 83 (3): 352–370. doi:10.1093/aesa/83.3.352. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. ^ Mair, Magdalena M.; Seifert, Nicole; Ruther, Joachim (September 2018). "Previous Interspecific Courtship Impairs Female Receptivity to Conspecifics in the Parasitoid Wasp Nasonia longicornis But Not in N. vitripennis". Insects. 9 (3): 112. doi:10.3390/insects9030112. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 6163980. PMID 30200429.