Eupelmus meteori
(Gahan, 1913)
Eupelmus meteori is a of in the Eupelmidae, first described by Gahan in 1913. It belongs to a known for gall-associated parasitoid . The species is accepted in the Catalogue of Life and iNaturalist taxonomic databases, though direct observational records remain sparse.
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How to pronounce Eupelmus meteori: /juːˈpɛlməs mɪˈtiəri/
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Related Species Research
Detailed behavioral studies have been conducted on the congeneric Eupelmus messene, which may inform understanding of E. meteori . E. messene has been observed to use its thin, flexible ovipositor to drill through polystyrene Petri dish walls and deposit externally, a first recorded in 2023. This species drills galls of Aulacidea hieracii on Hieracium × robustum to locate larvae. The drilling process involves four steps: pushing movements, rotational movements, ejection movements (observed only in artificial substrates), and cementing of perforations with a biological substance. Whether E. meteori exhibits comparable oviposition plasticity or host associations remains unstudied.