Ionotropic Receptor Genes in Fig Wasps: Evolutionary Insights from Comparative Studies.

Hui Yu, Xiaojue Nong, Weicheng Huang, Ling Yang, Chantarasuwan Bhanumas, Yongmei Xiong, Seping Dai

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Genome-Wide Identification and Evolutionary Analysis of Chemosensory-Related Gene Families in the Solitary WaspInsects · 2026
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Hui YuKey Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0074-9153

Xiaojue NongKey Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.

Weicheng HuangKey Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6916-5001

Ling YangKey Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.

Chantarasuwan BhanumasThailand Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Ptthum Thani 12120, Thailand.

Yongmei XiongGuangzhou Institute of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Guangzhou 510405, China.

Seping DaiGuangzhou Institute of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Guangzhou 510405, China.

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National Key R & D Program of China 2023YFE0100540

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Abstract

The mechanisms of chemoreception in fig wasps (Hymenoptera, Agaonidae) are of primary importance in their co-evolutionary relationship with the fig trees they pollinate. As the supplementary receptors to odorant receptors (ORs) and gustatory receptors (GRs) in insects, we compare the evolutionary characters of ionotropic receptors (IRs) among 25 fig wasp taxa in six genera. In total, we identified 205 IRs in 25 fig wasps, with each taxon recording from 5 to 12 IR genes. We found 189 IR genes clustered into 18 orthologous groups that can be divided into three types: IRco, antennal IRs, and divergent IRs. More IRs belong to antennal IRs in fig wasps, which can be sensitive to acids, aldehydes, polyamines, salt, amino acids, and temperature/humidity according to homology comparison. Additionally, some IR genes in fig wasps do not cluster with those of outgroup species (e.g.,

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chemical communicationevolutionFicusfig waspsionotropic receptorsmutualism

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PMID40725310

DOI10.3390/insects16070679

PMCPMC12295615

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