Lissopimpla
wasp genus
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pollination of orchids
- In orchid: Natural history
…ichneumon wasps of the genus Lissopimpla. The wasp, after backing into the stigma, attempts to copulate with the flower by bending its body into an arch, with the base of the lip of the flower held by the claspers of the wasp. The upper side of the apex of the…
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