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

  1. ^ J.T. Burn (1997). "Embolemus ruddii (Westwood,1833)". Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  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.