Xorides ater
Xorides ater is a parasitoid wasp from ichneumonid family that parasitizes long-horned beetles of these species and subspecies: Tetropium castaneum, Arhopalus rusticus rusticus.[1] Three instances of a female mating with two males simultaneously have been observed, in which "the union seemed to be satisfying all three participants". The males observed did not appear to be competing for the female.[2]
| Xorides ater | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Genus: | Xorides |
| Species: | X. ater |
| Binomial name | |
| Xorides ater (Gravenhorst, 1829) | |
References
- BioLib Taxon profile — species Xorides ater (Gravenhorst, 1829)
- Shaw, Mark R.; Giannotta, Madalene; Herrera-Flórez, Andrés F.; Klopfstein, Seraina (21 May 2021). "Two males, one female: triplet-style mating behaviour in the Darwin wasp Xorides ater (Gravenhorst, 1829) (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Xoridinae) in the Swiss Alps". Alpine Entomology. 5: 15–22. doi:10.3897/alpento.5.64803. hdl:1885/277993.
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