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Taisuke KAWANO/ eupelmidologist

@tkawano-hym-ist.bsky.social

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Taxonomy of the coolest Micro-wasp: Eupelmidae, Chalcidoidea | Macrophotography | PhD | in 🇯🇵

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 01/07/2026

📸 A wasp species new to Japan, Eupelmus curvator, was discovered after striking photos of it parasitising a praying mantis egg case were shared on Twitter (now X). ➡️ Our latest blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/07/01/s... 👉 Full study published in @travaux.pensoft.net: doi.org/10.3897/travaux.69.e171809

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Taisuke KAWANO/ eupelmidologist @tkawano-hym-ist.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

📰 Paper out! 🐝✨ This study began with a casual Social media post showing tiny wasps on a mantis ootheca. It led us to the first Japanese record of *Eupelmus curvator*, the description of its previously unknown male, and new notes on its biology! doi.org/10.3897/trav...

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When your posts yield biodiversity findings: social media-facilitated discovery of Eupelmus (Eupelmus) curvator Yang (Hymenoptera, Eupelmidae) in Japan with notes on its bionomics

The eupelmid wasp, Eupelmus (Eupelmus) curvator Yang, 1996 (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), is newly recorded from Japan. The hitherto unknown male of the species is described for the first time. Tenodera a...

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The Journal of "Grigore Antipa" Museum of Natural History @travaux.pensoft.net · 01/07/2026

📸 A wasp species new to Japan, Eupelmus curvator, was discovered after striking photos of it parasitising a praying mantis egg case were shared on Twitter (now X). ➡️ @pensoft.net's latest blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/07/01/s... 👉 Full study: doi.org/10.3897/travaux.69.e171809 #citizenscience

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Taisuke KAWANO/ eupelmidologist @tkawano-hym-ist.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Hello Bluesky! I’m finally here too! I’ll be speaking at #Hymathon2025 about Doddifoenus—those long, metallic-blue “small giants” of Chalcidoidea. My talk is 07:40 UTC on Dec 5. Would love to see you there!!

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