Syconia of figs (Moraceae: Ficus spp.) harbour many wasp species, mostly belonging to several genera of chalcidoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). In contrast, only two genera of Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) with a few known species are found in syconia belonging to the subgenus Urostigma. The braconid fig wasps have an infrequent occurrence with low population density and are rarely ...

A wide variety of neurological syndromes have been described following hymenoptera sting like encephalopathy, myeloradiculopathy, optic neuropathy, seizures, parkinsonism, exacerbation of multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, encephalomyelopolyradiculoneuritis and obsessive compulsive behaviour. While petechial haemorrhages, cerebral edema, meningeal hyperemia and intraventricular haemorrhage ...

Euselasia eucerus (Hewitson, 1872) (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) is a Brazilian native species commonly found in Eucalyptus plantations. Biotic mortality factors of this defoliator were studied in a Eucalyptus urophylla plantation in Minas Gerais State, Brazil aiming to identify natural enemies and their impact on this insect. Euselasia eucerus had biotic mortality factors during all development st...

Hymenoptera stings are self-limiting events or due to allergic reactions. Sometimes envenomation with Hymenoptera can cause rare complications such as acute encephalopathy, peripheral neuritis, acute renal failure, nephrotic syndrome, silent myocardial infarction, rhabdomyolysis, conjunctivitis, corneal infiltration, lens subluxation, and optic neuropathy. The mechanism of peripheral nervous sy...

The hymenopteran fauna of New Caledonia is reviewed and compared with that of Australia and New Zealand, as well as other islands in the south-west Pacific. In conclusion, several different scenarios (e.g., recent dispersal events and radiations) can be used to explain the extant distribution of New Caledonian Hymenoptera. A detailed checklist of 409 species and subspecies of Hymenoptera of New...

There is a word missing in the article title. The correct title is: First Record of the Myrmicine Ant GenusMeranoplus Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Arabian Peninsula with Description of a New Species and Notes on the Zoogeography of Southwestern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The correct citation is: Sharaf MR, Al Dhafer HM, Aldawood AS (2014) First Record of the Myrmicine Ant GenusM...

Chrysomalla roseri Foerster (Hymenoptera, Chrysolampidae), evidence for occurrence of the family, genus and species in Iran

The kinship theory of genomic imprinting predicts that conflicts of interest between parents can promote the evolution of opposed expression patterns of maternally and paternally derived alleles in the offspring. The social Hymenoptera (ants, some bees, and some wasps) are particularly suitable to test this theory, because a variety of social conflicts are predicted due to relatedness asymmetri...

Description of a new species genus Ceratina Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) from Eastern Himalayas, India with country record

Aiura, a new genus of Campopleginae (Hymenoptera; Ichneumonidae) and the species A. miri and A. turu are described from Campos do Jordão, SP, Brazil.