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Embolemus rudii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Chrysidoidea
Family: Embolemidae
Förster, 1856

Embolemus rudii is a small aculeate wasp in the family Embolemidae.[1]

Biology

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Females are apterous whilst males are winged. It is a widespread, yet rarely recorded species. [2] They are believed to parasitise tree root-feeding planthoppers in the family Cixiidae [3]

References

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  1. ^ J.T. Burn (1997). "Embolemus ruddii (Westwood,1833)". Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society. Retrieved 02 October 2020. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ Crowley, L (2018). "Embolemus ruddii recorded from a pitfall trap in Staffordshire". BWARS newsletter.
  3. ^ "First record of host of Embolemus ruddii Westwood (Hymenoptera Embolemidae)". Retrieved 2 October 2020.

Category:Apocrita families Category:Chrysidoidea

Embolemus rudii female