Anastatus disparis

{{Short description|Species of parasitoid}}

{{Speciesbox

| genus = Anastatus

| species = disparis

| authority = Ruschka, 1921

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Anastatus disparis is a species of wasp, and an egg parasitoid. Hosts include Lymantria dispar and Antheraea pernyi.{{cite journal |last1=Liu |first1=Peng-Cheng |last2=Wang |first2=Jian-Jun |last3=Zhao |first3=Bin |last4=Men |first4=Jin |last5=Wei |first5=Jian-Rong |title=Influence of natal host and oviposition experience on sex allocation in a solitary egg parasitoid, Anastatus disparis (Hymenoptera, Eupelmidae) |journal=Journal of Hymenoptera Research |date=31 August 2017 |volume=58 |pages=29–40 |doi=10.3897/jhr.58.12763 |url=https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/12763/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |language=en |issn=1314-2607|doi-access=free }} The species is sexually dimorphic, with 630 sex specific genes. {{cite journal |last1=Liu |first1=Peng-Cheng |last2=Hao |first2=De-Jun |last3=Hu |first3=Hao-Yuan |last4=Wei |first4=Jian-Rong |title=Sexual dimorphism and sex-biased gene expression in an egg parasitoid species, Anastatus disparis |journal=BMC Genomics |date=18 July 2020 |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=492 |doi=10.1186/s12864-020-06903-5 |pmid=32682391 |pmc=7368684 |language=en |issn=1471-2164 |doi-access=free }} Females have 11 antennal subsegments, whereas males have 8.{{cite journal |last1=Wang |first1=J |last2=Liu |first2=P |last3=Wang |first3=J |last4=Luan |first4=Q |last5=Jiang |first5=X |last6=Cao |first6=C |title=Morphology and Distribution of Antennal Sensilla in an Egg Parasitoid Wasp, Anastatus disparis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae). |journal=Journal of Insect Science (Online) |date=1 November 2022 |volume=22 |issue=6 |doi=10.1093/jisesa/ieac072 |pmid=36469364 |pmc=9721342 }} Females only mate once, and males are significantly shorter lived than females, engaging in agonistic behavior.{{cite journal |last1=Liu |first1=Peng-Cheng |last2=Wei |first2=Jian-Rong |last3=Tian |first3=Shuo |last4=Hao |first4=De-Jun |title=Male-male lethal combat in the quasi-gregarious parasitoid Anastatus disparis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) |journal=Scientific Reports |date=19 September 2017 |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=11875 |doi=10.1038/s41598-017-11890-x |pmid=28928364 |pmc=5605659 |bibcode=2017NatSR...711875L |issn=2045-2322}}