Tea Fauna

The Tea Fauna Project is focused on biodiversity associated with tea plants species across Asia

[Tea Fauna @FaunaTea]

Macracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793), Asian orb-weaver spider, a sign of healthy forest ecosystem. The spider assumed to be predominately primary forest species.
📷William Persson

[Tea Fauna @FaunaTea]

On effects of herbivory on leaf life span in woody plants read Zvereva & Kozlov 2014, @JEcology

[John Horstman @sinobug]

So convincing...
A sheep in wolf's clothing
Wasp-mimic Clear-winged #Moth (perhaps Teinotarsina sp., Sesiidae)
https://t.co/TD9o0q2SXL
#insect #China #Yunnan #entomology #Lepidoptera #itchydogimages #mimicry

[John Horstman @sinobug]

A likely local Ichneumonid model...
Ichneumon #Wasp (Cryptinae, Ichneumonidae)
#insect #China #Yunnan #entomology #Hymenoptera #itchydogimages #mimicry

[John Horstman @sinobug]

👀Four eyes👀
Velvet Ants (Trogaspidia suspiciosa, Mutillidae)
The small wingless female of this wasp genus is carried around in the jaws of the larger winged male during courtship and mating.
https://t.co/M91jEoalpo
#insect #China #Yunnan #entomology #Hymenoptera #itchydogimages

[eDNA&eEcology @EdnaEecology]

Job opportunity 📣 Research Assistant on #Chironomidae

The #eDNA & eEcology Laboratory of The University of Hong Kong is looking for a full-time #researchassistant II (RA)on HK Chironomidae project.

Details as below.

International application is also welcome.

[International Society of Hymenopterists @Hymenopterists]

We are delighted to announce that #Hymathon2023, the @Hymenopterists 24 hour online symposium dedicated to #Hymenoptera, will take place on 30 Nov – 1 Dec 2023. For more info/registration:

https://t.co/3XiU2Zf9V6

(Unrelated photo of Sphecius speciosus for visibility)

[Tea Fauna @FaunaTea]

Argyrodes, a kleptoparasitic spider living on orb-weaver spiders web. It steals some small preys caught in another species web. But it can be also arachnophagous, attacking molting adults or spiderlings.

[Tea Fauna @FaunaTea]

https://t.co/HxZVsWmLGR

[Tea Fauna @FaunaTea]

We got on track of tea cultivation in Hong Kong. Follow further Hong Kong Wasps Project #hkwasps

[Tea Fauna @FaunaTea]

https://t.co/TFBFOBdXUT

[Tea Fauna @FaunaTea]

Tea industry was and still is deforestation driver. Hong Kong had its own: https://t.co/1QTJzGfRY2

[International Society of Hymenopterists @Hymenopterists]

Zootaxa is looking for a new Chalcidoidea editor as Gary Gibson is stepping down, if anyone is interested please let us know so we can pass your name forward.

[Hymenoptera Journal @HymenopteraJour]

A #NewSpecies of the paper #wasp genus Ropalidia is described and figured based on females and males from Vietnam🇻🇳.

📜Read more: https://t.co/FiHsAgDEI3

#Hymenoptera

[Tea Fauna @FaunaTea]

Vespa bicolor

[Tea Fauna @FaunaTea]

@aydiav Most possibly Arthula sp. (Cryptinae). Did you collect parasitoid?

[ryôta🐞 @sekiryo0601]

これはアシナガバチヤドリヒメバチ属（Latibulus）の一種でしょうか？

友人曰く、オキナワチビアシナガバチRopalidia fasciataの空き巣から出てきたものだそうです。

[Tea Fauna @FaunaTea]

New #darwinwasps species of the genus Acerataspis (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae)
https://t.co/iRC9efvVmq

[Diego Pádua @PaduaDG]

#Newpaper #darwinwasps #spider #hymenoptera #ichneumonidae @HymenopteraJour @ucatolicamaule @cieam @jornaldaunicamp

[Keizo Takasuka @Reclinervellus]

クモ卵塊を利用するクモフシヒメバチの一属Tromatobia sp.の生態に関する論文。私が査読しました（氏名公開査読）。
クモ卵塊利用者はクモヒメバチ属群の祖先群に当たり、族内でのクモ利用の進化史を考察する上で非常に重要なグループ。日本語での総説もあり〼。https://t.co/z4ogeLQLRd