Biology:Embolemus ruddii
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Short description: Species of wasp
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
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
- ↑ J.T. Burn (1997). "Embolemus ruddii (Westwood,1833)". Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society. http://www.bwars.com/wasp/embolemidae/embolemus-ruddii. 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q14583547 entry
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