Leafbeetle-egg Parasitoid II - ? 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

 

?sp., body length 3mm  

We found that the Leaf Beetle eggs were heavily infected by the tiny parasite wasps, especially from mid to late summer season. The batches of Leaf Beetle eggs that we collected in late summer season are all parasitised.

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Reference:

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

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