Leafbeetle-egg Parasitoid I - ? sp.

Family Pteromalidae

This page contains pictures and information about Leafbeetle-egg Parasitoid Wasps that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.


Body length 3mm



We found those Leaf Beetle eggs on Acacia leaf. We brought the leaf home with the eggs. We kept the eggs in a jar and expected to see the Leaf Beetle nymphs came out. However, a few days later, we saw some small black wasp flying inside the jar. Carefully inspected the eggs, all eggs had a round opening, which is the typical mark made by parasitic wasp when they emerge. All five eggs were infected.



We found the Leaf Beetle eggs in Karawatha Forest during early summer.

Reference:
1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p963.