Journal of Hymenoptera Research

26/09/2025

A new wasp species, Heinrichiellus natgeo, was discovered in a remote village in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh during a expedition supported by the National Geographic Society. We recently published its discovery in our journal.

The name "natgeo" was chosen in honor of the Society's legacy of exploration, conservation, and storytelling.

24/09/2025

Researchers have emphasised the vital role of public reporting in controlling the invasive yellow-legged hornet (AKA the Asian hornet) in Great Britain.

24/09/2025

24/09/2025

In this paper, a new species belonging to the Andrena pilipes/nigrospina complex, Andrena culucciae sp. nov., is described and illustrated from northern Sardinia (Italy). The species is distinguished by significant morphological characters, including the structure of the ge***al capsule and the tran...

19/09/2025

A new species of mining bee is described and illustrated from northern Sardinia, Italy. Find out more about it here: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.161702

Università Roma Tre NBFC - National Biodiversity Future Center

17/09/2025

Meet 𝐻𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑔𝑒𝑜, a newly discovered species of parasitoid wasp published in JHR and named in honour of the National Geographic Society, "whose legacy of exploration, conservation, and storytelling has inspired thousands of people": https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/09/17/a-wasp-for-the-wild-new-parasitoid-species-named-in-honor-of-the-national-geographic-society/

16/09/2025

Evidence of nest usurpation of Vespa velutina in the founding stage by V. basalis reveals it as a facultative social parasite (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Journal of Hymenoptera Research
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Fig. 1. Details of initial and developing nests of Vespa basalis and V. velutina.

15/09/2025

An investigation into the usurpation behavior of the hornet Vespa basalis in nests of V. velutina: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.162472

林試所-幸福森活

10/09/2025

Description of two new species of parasitoid wasps, larval endoparasitoids of the leaf-cutter ant Acromyrmex coronatus in Panama: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1250.151740

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

10/09/2025

Three new species of the parasitoid wasp genus Heinrichiellus are described from India and Thailand. See more about them here: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.158760

Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

09/09/2025

The parasitoid wasp genus Lemophagus is reported for the first time from India, along with the description of a new species. Find out more here: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.154760

Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

05/09/2025

The subfamily Alysiinae is a relatively large group within the family Braconidae, comprising more than 2,440 valid species worldwide. It is divided into two tribes, Alysiini and Dacnusini and is characteried by koinobiont endoparasitoidism of dipteran larvae. In South Korea, 286 species from 21 gene...