Fatty-acid-metabolism
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Exeristes comstockii
Exeristes comstockii is a parasitoid wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. Laboratory studies indicate it is a koinobiont parasitoid with documented host associations including Galleria mellonella and Lucilia sericata. Adult females require specific dietary components—amino acids, salts, and vitamins—for maximal fecundity. The species exhibits unusual fatty acid metabolism, directly incorporating host lipids rather than maintaining species-characteristic fatty acid profiles.