Embolemus ruddii explained

Embolemus ruddii is a small aculeate wasp in the family Embolemidae.[1]

Biology

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Embolemus ruddii (Westwood,1833) . 2 October 2020 . Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society . J.T. Burn . 1997.
  2. Crowley . L . 2018 . Embolemus ruddii recorded from a pitfall trap in Staffordshire. . BWARS newsletter..
  3. Varrone, R. & Olmi, M. (2010). First record of host of Embolemus ruddii Westwood (Hymenoptera Embolemidae). Frustula entomologica, 33, 91-95.

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