Eupelmus meteori
(Gahan, 1913)
Eupelmus meteori is a of in the , first described by Gahan in 1913. It belongs to a known for -associated parasitoid biology. 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 biology. E. messene has been observed to use its thin, flexible to drill through polystyrene Petri dish walls and externally, a first recorded in 2023. This species drills of Aulacidea hieracii on Hieracium × robustum to locate . The drilling 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 plasticity or host associations remains unstudied.