Embolemus ruddii

Embolemus ruddii
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Embolemidae
Genus:	Embolemus
Species:	E. ruddii
Binomial name
	Embolemus ruddii; Westwood, 1833

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. 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.

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

[Crowley2018-2] 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.

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