Embolemus ruddii
Appearance
Embolemus ruddii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Embolemidae |
Genus: | Embolemus |
Species: | E. ruddii
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Binomial name | |
Embolemus ruddii (Westwood, 1833)
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Embolemus ruddii is a small aculeate wasp in the family Embolemidae.[1]
Biology
[edit]Females are apterous whilst males are winged. It is a widespread, yet rarely recorded palearctic species.[2] They are believed to parasitise tree root-feeding planthoppers in the family Cixiidae. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ J.T. Burn (1997). "Embolemus ruddii (Westwood,1833)". Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Crowley, L (2018). "Embolemus ruddii recorded from a pitfall trap in Staffordshire". BWARS newsletter.
- ^ Varrone, R. & Olmi, M. (2010). First record of host of Embolemus ruddii Westwood (Hymenoptera Embolemidae). Frustula entomologica, 33, 91-95.