Showing posts with label Parasitic Wasps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parasitic Wasps. Show all posts

The Egg Parasitoid Wasp-Trissolcus basalis

The parasitoid wasp here is The Egg Parasitoid Wasp (Trissolcus basalis). It would be more suitable to call it Stinkbug Eggs Parasitoid Wasp, as it's the natural predators of stink bugs, at the eggs stage.

The Egg Parasitoid Wasp-Trissolcus basalis

Mantis Parasitic Wasp

Mantis Parasitic Wasp (Podagrion sp.) is a tiny parasitic wasp (Body length: 3mm) in the family Torymidae, superfamily Chalcidoidea (Chalcid Wasps). It has metallic dark blue/green head and thorax. The abdomen and legs are yellowish brown. The rear legs are strong and toothed, having swollen femurs. As the name suggests, it's a parasitoid of praying mantid egg cases. The female use its long ovipositor to deposit its eggs in the fresh mantis egg case.


Mantis Parasitic Wasp (Female)
Chalcid Wasp
Chalcid Wasp
Chalcid Wasp

Spotted-winged Orange Braconid Wasp

Spoted-winged Orange Braconid Wasp (Disophrys sp.) is a parasitic wasp in the family Braconidae. It has a body length of about 15mm. This wasp is orange in color with black antenna and eyes. Its wings are in orange and black with an orange spot in the black area. The female has a black colored ovipositor, which is used to deposit its eggs inside the insects larvae.

Spoted-winged Orange Braconid Wasp - Disophrys sp.

Evaniidae Ensign Wasps

Evaniidae is a family of parasitic wasps, generally known as the ensign wasps or hatchet wasps. There are about 400 species of  ensign wasps in 20 extant genera all over the world. The ensign wasp deposits her eggs inside cockroach egg cases, where the larvae develop. Due to this behavior of ensign wasps, They're know as Cockroach Egg Parasitoid Wasps. They're also known as Cockroach Killer Wasps.

Evaniidae-Ensign Wasp

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