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| Embolemus rudii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Chrysidoidea |
| Family: | Embolemidae Förster, 1856 |
Embolemus rudii is a small aculeate wasp in the family Embolemidae.[1]
Biology
editFemales are apterous whilst males are winged. It is a widespread, yet rarely recorded 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 02 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Crowley, L (2018). "Embolemus ruddii recorded from a pitfall trap in Staffordshire". BWARS newsletter.
- ^ "First record of host of Embolemus ruddii Westwood (Hymenoptera Embolemidae)". Retrieved 2 October 2020.
Category:Apocrita families Category:Chrysidoidea