Ruchira Sen

The study investigates whether morphological variations in external genitalia of Nasonia species contribute to reproductive isolation, finding no correlation between genital morphology and female acceptance of heterospecific males.

This study shows N. vitripennis males can distinguish hosts with conspecific females from those with heterospecific females, while N. longicornis males can only do so against N. oneida parasitized hosts.

This study uses 16S rRNA sequencing to show that Xenos gadagkari parasitism replaces and homogenizes the microbiota of Polistes wattii, making it resemble that of strepsipterans.

This study identifies pathogenic fungi in termite fungus gardens and shows that interactions with bacteria and the crop fungus help maintain a Termitomyces monoculture.

The paper describes a new Strepsiptera species, Xenos gadagkari, found in the wasp Polistes wattii in India, detailing its morphology, biology, and phylogeny.