Unveiling an intricate relationship: Ficus trees, their associated wasps (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) and another story of invasion in the Iberian Peninsula and Europe

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New wasps of †Falsiformicidae from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber
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Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae)
Vol 98, Page 19, Date 2025
Are range limits concordant with climatic niche requirements in alien plants? Leguminous invasive plants as case study, along a latitudinal gradient, central Chile
Vol 98, Page 27, Date 2025
Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) invasion, forest-steppe fragment size and isolation jointly constrain arthropod communities and their functional traits
Vol 98, Page 43, Date 2025
Effects of urbanization and floral diversity on the bee community (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in an oak forest in a Protected Natural Area of Mexico
Vol 98, Page 47, Date 2025
Intra- and interspecific pollen morphology variation of invasive Reynoutria taxa (Polygonaceae) in their response to different habitat conditions
Vol 98, Page 61, Date 2025
A new record of the genus Parabioxys (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) and a redescription of Bioxys japonicus from South Korea
Vol 98, Page 69, Date 2025
First records of Anthidium florentinum (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) in the Canary Islands: insights on citizen science and exotic bee species
Vol 98, Page 85, Date 2025
The fellowship of the fig continues its journey: Fig wasps (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) associated with Ficus microcarpa in Greece
Vol 98, Page 93, Date 2025
You can run, but you will never escape: A new species of Psyllaephagus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae), parasitoid of the classical biological control agent Boreioglycaspis melaleucae (Moore) (Hemiptera, Aphalaridae) in Florida, USA
Vol 98, Page 95, Date 2025
Integrating taxonomic, genetic and ecological data to explore the species richness of wild bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila) of the Culuccia Peninsula (NE Sardinia, Italy)
Vol 98, Page 117, Date 2025
The invasive mysid Hemimysis anomala: an up-to-date review of its biology, ecology, distribution and ecological impacts
Vol 98, Page 117, Date 2025
Invasive signal crayfish and native noble crayfish show trophic niche shrinkage in sympatry
Vol 98, Page 145, Date 2025
Exploratory analysis of molecular traits of the mitochondrial DNA of leafcutting ants to infer taxonomic characters towards an integrative taxonomy
Vol 98, Page 147, Date 2025
Developing best management practices for the invasive monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) in urban environments
Vol 98, Page 163, Date 2025
New data from the historical bee collection (Hymenoptera, Anthophila) of the Science Museum of the University of Coimbra and additional faunistic updates for Portugal
Vol 98, Page 165, Date 2025
Checklist of the apoid wasps (Hymenoptera, Apoidea excluding Anthophila) of Canada, Alaska and Greenland
Vol 98, Page 195, Date 2025
Status assessment of non-native terrestrial species in Antarctica
Vol 98, Page 197, Date 2025
Warming and latitude shape the non-consumptive effects of native and invasive alien crayfish predators on damselfly prey
Vol 98, Page 223, Date 2025
Increasing breeding host range and fast spread across Uruguay reveals the invasion potential of Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) in South America
Vol 98, Page 247, Date 2025
Let ants find them: Using ants as eDNA samplers for detecting the invasive spotted lanternfly
Vol 98, Page 261, Date 2025
Dunes under attack: untangling the effects of landscape changes on Iceplant invasion (Carpobrotus spp., Aizoaceae) in Mediterranean coasts
Vol 98, Page 269, Date 2025-04-30
Plant species used as wood substrata for nesting by Megalopta genalis Meade-Waldo, 1916 and M. amoena Spinola, 1853 (Hymenoptera, Halictidae)
Vol 98, Page 293, Date 2025
On the path to cosmopolitanism: the continuing geographic expansion of Caprella mutica (Crustacea, Amphipoda)
Vol 98, Page 297, Date 2025-5-16
Two new aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) from field crops of South America
Vol 98, Page 311, Date 2025
A method to quantify jump dispersal of invasive species from occurrence data: the case of the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula
Vol 98, Page 319, Date 2025-5-19
Proportions of aposematic colouration in bees and wasps (Hymenoptera, Aculeata) and their main mimics – hoverflies, clearwing moths and longhorn beetles
Vol 98, Page 325, Date 2025
The role of microbiomes in animal invasions: a scoping review
Vol 98, Page 335, Date 2025-5-19
Apanteles piceotrichosus Blanchard (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), first record from México, new molecular and biological data
Vol 98, Page 339, Date 2025
Three new species and one new record of Ampulex Jurine (Hymenoptera, Ampulicidae) from China, with a key to Chinese species
Vol 98, Page 355, Date 2025
Wild bee diversity in two sites of tropical dry forest in central Mexico
Vol 98, Page 381, Date 2025
A remarkable new species of Trissolcus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae), parasitoid of eggs of Phloea subquadrata (Hemiptera, Phloeidae) in Brazil
Vol 98, Page 405, Date 2025
Is the spread of Wasmannia auropunctata (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) through the western Palearctic inevitable? First evidence of presence in the Canary Islands
Vol 98, Page 419, Date 2025
Comparative morphological analysis of mature larvae of eight Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 species (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in South Korea
Vol 98, Page 435, Date 2025
Contribution to the knowledge of the potter wasp genus Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1904 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) from Vietnam, with description of a new species and a key to the Oriental fauna
Vol 98, Page 467, Date 2025
A new species of Iconella (Mason, 1981) (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), a parasitoid of Melitara subumbrella (Dyar, 1925) cactus moth larvae from New Mexico with biological notes and an updated key to the American Iconella species
Vol 98, Page 483, Date 2025
Chelonastichus Ranjith & Quicke, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae, Tetrastichinae) from Thailand: the first eulophid with a metasomal carapace
Vol 98, Page 499, Date 2025
Two new Neotropical genera of Miracinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) with unusual metasomal morphology
Vol 98, Page 509, Date 2025
A new species of Pristiphora Latreille (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae), a defoliator of Picea meyeri in China
Vol 98, Page 525, Date 2025
New host record of Doggerella chasanica (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) as a larval parasitoid of the serious forest pest Monochamus alternatus (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) in Korea
Vol 98, Page 545, Date 2025-05-15
Ant-plants as oases: Colonies of Cladomyrma sirindhornae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) thrive in their host plants Sphenodesme pentandra in both the wet and dry seasons
Vol 98, Page 559, Date 2025-05-29
Review of the subgenus Larsoceraphron Dessart, 1981 of the genus Ceraphron Jurine, 1807 (Hymenoptera, Ceraphronidae) with the description of a new species from Thailand
Vol 98, Page 579, Date 2025-6-3
Prey and nesting preferences of the alien wasp Isodontia mexicana (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) in southern Germany
Vol 98, Page 603, Date 2025-6-5
A review of Tetramopria (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae, Diapriinae) of the Eastern Palaearctic with notes on mating behaviour and interactions with host ants
Vol 98, Page 621, Date 2025-6-12
The hymenopteran parasitoid complex (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Eulophidae, Pteromalidae) of the pine bark beetle Cryphalus fulvus Niisima, 1908 (Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in South Korea
Vol 98, Page 637, Date 2025-7-1
Discovery of two Palearctic Bootanomyia Girault (Hymenoptera, Megastigmidae) parasitic wasp species introduced to North America
Vol 98, Page 653, Date 2025-7-2
Unveiling an intricate relationship: Ficus trees, their associated wasps (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) and another story of invasion in the Iberian Peninsula and Europe
Vol 98, Page 667, Date 2025-7-2
Dominance of Capsicum minutiflorum (Solanaceae) pollen in stingless bee hives: An insight into protein composition and foraging behavior by four Meliponini species of the Bolivian-Tucumano forest
Vol 98, Page 689, Date 2025-7-10
A solitary wasp boosts nesting success through nest architecture (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Anterhynchium flavomarginatum)
Vol 98, Page 709, Date 2025-8-15
Synopeas ruficoxum Buhl (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae) is a natural enemy of soybean gall midge, Resseliella maxima Gagné (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae)
Vol 98, Page 721, Date 2025-8-25
New species of Lemophagus Townes, 1965 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Campopleginae) from India reared as a larval parasitoid of Crioceris nigroornata Clarke, 1866 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)
Vol 98, Page 743, Date 2025-8-26
First report of the genus Heinrichiellus Tereshkin, 2009 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from the Oriental region with the description of three new species
Vol 98, Page 757, Date 2025-8-28
Evidence of nest usurpation of Vespa velutina in the founding stage by V. basalis reveals it as a facultative social parasite (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
Vol 98, Page 779, Date 2025-9-11
A new species of Andrena (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae) from northern Sardinia (Italy)
Vol 98, Page 795, Date 2025-9-19
New records of the genus Eusterinx Förster (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Orthocentrinae) from the Afrotropical Region, with description of four new species from Central African Republic, South Africa and Uganda
Vol 98, Page 817, Date 2025-9-25
Revision of the Western Palaearctic species of Orthocentrus Gravenhorst, 1829 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Orthocentrinae): species with ivory/yellow marks on the vertex
Vol 98, Page 841, Date 2025-10-8
On the nomenclature of Bombus flavifrons Smith, 1866 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombini)
Vol 98, Page 861, Date 2025-10-8
Six new species of the genus Nitela Latreille (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) from China, with a key to the Oriental species
Vol 98, Page 871, Date 2025-10-21
A new species of Platycampus (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae) from China, with an identification key to the world species
Vol 98, Page 897, Date 2025-10-22
The Leptopilina Förster, 1869 of the Western Palearctic, and an updated list of the world species (Hymenoptera, Figitidae, Eucoilinae)
Vol 98, Page 915, Date 2025-10-24
Taxonomic update of Psen Latreille, 1796 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae), with descriptions of three new species from China
Vol 98, Page 971, Date 2025-10-30
Immune response and survival of a leafcutter ant with a compromised immune system during an entomopathogenic challenge
Vol 98, Page 1005, Date 2025-11-6
Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), a new megachilid with demon-like horns that visits the Critically Endangered Marianthus aquilonaris (Pittosporaceae)
Vol 98, Page 1017, Date 2025-11-10
Taxonomic notes on the rare genus Megaodynerus Gusenleitner, 2012 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae): a new species from China, with an updated key to all known species
Vol 98, Page 1031, Date 2025-11-11
The genus Andrena Fabricius, 1775 (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae) in a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot: community-wide relationships with plants and description of three new species
Vol 98, Page 1039, Date 2025-11-11
Combining simplicity and functionality: mouthpart sensilla in the miniature parasitoid wasp Megaphragma viggianii (Hymenoptera, Trichogrammatidae)
Vol 98, Page 1067, Date 2025-11-17
Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus
Vol 98, Page 1087, Date 2025-11-17
Revision of the genus Lepidopria Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae, Diapriinae) of the world fauna
Vol 98, Page 1107, Date 2025-11-18
Taxonomic notes on the genus Paralastor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
Vol 98, Page 1127, Date 2025-11-27

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Journal of Hymenoptera research

Unveiling an intricate relationship: Ficus trees, their associated wasps (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) and another story of invasion in the Iberian Peninsula and Europe

Pérez-Gómez, Álvaro
Sánchez-García, Íñigo
Royo, José Manuel
Rasplus, Jean-Yves
Robla, Jairo

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

2025-7-2

https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.156087

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