Ooencyrtus marcelloi explained

Ooencyrtus marcelloi is a parasitic wasp belonging to the family Encyrtidae. The species was first discovered in 2008 in a tropical lowland rainforest in the Soberanía National Park around Gamboa, Panama. The scientific name was first published in 2010.

Female length 0.9 mm; male length 0.7-0.8 mm. The hosts of this parasitic wasp are eggs of Heliconiini butterflies. Parasitized eggs were found on passion vines: Passiflora auriculata, Passiflora biflora, Passiflora coriacea and Passiflora vitifolia. From one butterfly egg, a single wasp emerges.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Guerrieri. E.. Huigens. M.E.. Estrada. C.. Woelke. J.B.. De Rijk. M.. Fatouros. N.E.. Aiello. A.. Noyes. J.S. Ooencyrtus marcelloi sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), an egg parasitoid of Heliconiini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae) on passion vines (Malpighiales: Passifloraceae) in Central America. Journal of Natural History. 2010. 44. 1–2. 81–87. 10.1080/00222930903362051. 86579849 .
2. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/chalcidoids/database/validName.dsml?index=ValidName&searchPageURL=indexValidName.dsml&Familyqtype=equals&Family=&Genusqtype=equals&Genus=Ooencyrtus&Speciesqtype=equals&Species=marcelloi Noyes, J.S. (2012). Universal Chalcidoidea Database. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/chalcidoids. Version as of June 2012