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Egg mass (ootheca) of Aspidomorpha miliaris (F 1775) are being parasited by Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea: Tetracampidae), length ca. 1.5 mm.

Host plant: sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) and some kinds of beans

parasite: in the literatur (Handbuch der Pflanzenkrankheiten, Paul Parey Berlin 1932, p.227) only one Chalcid wasp species is quoted: the larval parasite (Larvenparasit): Cassidocida aspidomorphae Crawf., only a guess!

Family: Tetracampidae FÖRSTER, 1856 ? [det. John La Salle, 2011, based on this photo], more info: wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Tetracampidae

Superfamily: Chalcidoidea (Chalcid wasp, Erzwespen) Suborder: Apocrita Order: Hymenoptera Class: Insecta ___________________________________________________________________________ 100mm 2.8 (canon) with 32mm (12+20mm) extension rings; 1/160s, f/13, ISO400, 0EV

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Eggs mass of a Tortoise beetle being parasited by Chalcid wasps

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