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MUSCIDIFURAX  Species Complex

 

{NOTE:  All Muscidifurax females regularly superparasitize their hosts (i.e., deposit more than one egg on a host pupa).  However, in gregarious sibling species development results in the survival of more than one individual to the adult stage.  In solitary species only a single individual survives to the adult stage.}

 

 

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58.   Legner, E. F.  1969.  Reproductive isolation and size variation in the Muscidifurax raptor Girault & Sanders complex.  Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 62(2):  382-385.

 

62.   Legner, E. F. & M. Kogan.  1969.  The scanning electron microscope offers new techniques for diagramming diagnostic characters on insects.  Calif. Agric. 23(9):  1, 4-5.

 

69.   Kogan, M. & E. F. Legner.  1970.  A biosystematic revision of the genus Muscidifurax (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) with descriptions of four new species.  Canad. Entomol. 102(10):  1268-1290.

 

183.   Legner, E. F.  1979.  Reproduction of Spalangia endius, Muscidifurax raptor and M. zaraptor on fresh vs. refrigerated fly hosts.  Ann.Entomol. Soc. Amer. 72(1):  155-157.

 

189.   Legner, E. F.  1979.  The relationship between host destruction and parasite reproductive potential in Muscidifurax raptor, M. zaraptor, and Spalangia endius [Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae].  Entomophaga 24(2):  145-152.

 

213.   Legner, E. F.  1983.  Broadened view of Muscidifurax parasites associated with endophilous synanthropic flies and sibling species in the Spalangia endius complex.  Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 51:  47-48.

 

218.   Legner, E. F.  1985.  Effects of scheduled high temperature on male production in thelytokous Muscidifurax uniraptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).  Canad. Entomol. 117(3):  383-389.

 

222.   Legner, E. F.  1985.  Natural and induced sex ratio changes in populations of thelytokous Muscidifurax uniraptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).  Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 78(3):  398-402.

 

230.   Legner, E. F.  1987.  Transfer of thelytoky to arrhenotokous Muscidifurax raptor Girault & Sanders (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).  Canad. Entomol. 119(3):  265-271

 

232.   Legner, E. F.  1987.  Pattern of thelytoky acquisition in Muscidifurax raptor Girault & Sanders (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).  Bull. Soc.Vector Ecol. 12(2):  517-527.

 

233.   Legner, E. F.  1987.  Inheritance of gregarious and solitary development in Muscidifurax raptorellus Kogan & Legner (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).  Canad. Entomol. 119(9):  791-808.

 

234.   Legner, E. F.  1987.  Some quantitative aspects of inheritance in breeding synanthropic fly parasitoids.  Bull. Soc. Vector Ecol. 12(2);  528- 533.

 

236.   Legner, E. F.  1987.  Further insights into extranuclear influences on behavior elicited by males in the genus Muscidifurax (Hymenoptera:  Pteromalidae).  Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 55:  127-130.

 

237.   Legner, E. F.  1988.  Muscidifurax raptorellus (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) females exhibit postmating development behavior typical of the male genome.  Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 81(3):  522-527.

 

239.   Legner, E. F.  1988.  Hybridization in principal parasitoids of synanthropic Diptera:  the genus Muscidifurax (Hymenoptera:  Pteromalidae).  Hilgardia 56(4):  36 pp.

 

241.   Legner, E. F.  1988.  Studies of four thelytokous Puerto Rican isolates of Muscidifurax uniraptor [Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae]. Entomophaga 33(3);  269-280.

 

242.   Legner, E. F.  1989.  Wary genes and accretive inheritance in Hymenoptera.  Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 82(3):  245-249.

 

244.   Legner, E. F.  1989.  Paternal influences in males of Muscidifurax raptorellus  [Hymenoptera:  Pteromalidae].  Entomophaga 34(3):  307-320.

 

245.   Legner, E. F.  1989.  Fly parasitic wasp, Muscidifurax raptorellus Kogan & Legner (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) invigorated  through insemination by males of different races.  Bull. Soc. Vector Ecol. 14(2):  291-300.

 

247.   Legner, E. F.  1989.  Phenotypic expressions of polygenes in Muscidifurax raptorellus [Hym.: Pteromalidae], a synanthropic fly parasitoid.  Entomophaga 34(4):  523-530.

 

248.   Legner, E. F.  1990.  Estimations of gene number, heritability and dominance in quantitative inheritance, with special reference to Hymenoptera.  Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 57:  95-105.

 

254.   Legner, E. F.  1991a.  Estimations of number of active loci, dominance and heritability in polygenic inheritance of gregarious behavior in Muscidifurax raptorellus [Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae]. Entomophaga 36(1):  1-18.

 

255.   Legner, E. F.  1991b.  Recombinant males in the parasitic wasp Muscidifurax raptorellus  [Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae].  Entomophaga 36(2):  173-81.

 

259.   Legner, E. F.  1993.  Theory for quantitative inheritance of behavior in a protelean parasitoid, Muscidifurax raptorellus (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).  European J. Ent. 90:  11-21.

 

 (in Process)  2024.  Further studies on the genetics of solitary and gregarious emergence in the parasitoid wasp Muscidifurax raptorellus:  Patternal modification of larval aggression..