{"id":343651,"date":"2025-07-29T13:50:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=343651"},"modified":"2025-07-29T13:51:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:21:19","slug":"new-wasps-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/new-wasps-species\/","title":{"rendered":"New Wasps Species"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Four new species of parasitoid wasps have been identified: <strong>Idris bianor<\/strong>, <strong>Idris furvus<\/strong>, <strong>Idris hyllus<\/strong>, and <strong>Idris longiscapus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>About New Wasps<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>These belong to the genus Idris (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae).<\/li>\n<li>They are found in <strong>agroecosystems<\/strong> and <strong>semi-natural habitats<\/strong> across <strong>West Bengal, India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>They are extremely <strong>small and microscopic<\/strong> in size.<\/li>\n<li>They are known to <strong>lay eggs inside spider egg sacs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>These are <strong>primary egg parasitoids<\/strong> of <strong>jumping spiders (Salticidae family)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>They display a phenomenon called <strong>gregarious parasitism<\/strong>, where <strong>multiple wasps<\/strong> develop from a <strong>single spider egg sac<\/strong>, rather than just one.<\/li>\n<li>They act as <strong>natural biocontrol agents<\/strong> by regulating <strong>spider populations and c<\/strong>ontribute to <strong>maintaining balance in arthropod communities<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 data-section-id=\"mjswbi\" data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"164\"><strong data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"164\">About Parasitism<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Parasitism is a long-term symbiotic relationship where one organism, known as the <strong data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"260\">parasite<\/strong>, lives in or on another organism, the <strong data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"307\">host.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"812\">The parasite depends on the host for food, protection, or reproduction.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"812\">Examples: Tapeworms, roundworms, and fleas, etc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"vyqyj2\" data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"952\"><strong data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"952\">Types of Parasitism<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"1030\"><strong data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"975\">Ectoparasitism<\/strong> \u2013 Parasite lives <strong data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"999\">on<\/strong> the outer surface of the host.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1106\"><strong data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1052\">Endoparasitism<\/strong> \u2013 Parasite lives <strong data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1080\">inside<\/strong> the host&#8217;s body or cells.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1192\"><strong data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1128\">Mesoparasitism<\/strong> \u2013 Parasite lives <strong data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1182\">partly inside and partly outside<\/strong> the host.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1265\"><strong data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1219\">Obligate Parasitism<\/strong> \u2013 Parasite <strong data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1249\">cannot survive<\/strong> without a host.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1269\" data-end=\"1388\"><strong data-start=\"1269\" data-end=\"1295\">Facultative Parasitism<\/strong> \u2013 Parasite <strong data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1336\">can survive independently<\/strong>, but may become parasitic under certain conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Four new species of parasitoid wasps have been identified: Idris bianor, Idris furvus, Idris hyllus, and Idris longiscapus. About New Wasps These belong to the genus Idris (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae). They are found in agroecosystems and semi-natural habitats across West Bengal, India. They are extremely small and microscopic in size. 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