Alabagrus texanus is a species of braconid wasp in the family Braconidae.[1][2][3][4] It develops within the larvae of Herpetogramma theseusalis. [5] Males emerge from pupation earlier than females. Females typically only mate once, whereas males mate more than once.[6]

Alabagrus texanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae
Genus: Alabagrus
Species:
A. texanus
Binomial name
Alabagrus texanus
(Cresson, 1872)

References

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  1. ^ "Alabagrus texanus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. ^ "Alabagrus texanus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. ^ "Alabagrus texanus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  4. ^ "Alabagrus texanus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  5. ^ MORSE, DOUGLASS H. (2011). "Size and Development Times of Herbivorous Host and Parasitoid on Distantly Related Foodplants". The American Midland Naturalist. 166 (2): 252–265. doi:10.1674/0003-0031-166.2.252. ISSN 0003-0031. JSTOR 41288704. S2CID 84336589. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ^ Adams, Seira Ashley; Morse, Douglass H. (February 2014). "Condition-dependent mate choice of a parasitoid wasp in the field". Animal Behaviour. 88: 225–232. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.12.004. S2CID 53153496.

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