Eggs mass of a Tortoise beetle being parasited by Chalcid wasps
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Egg mass (ootheca) of Aspidomorpha miliaris (F 1775) are being parasited by Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea: Tetracampidae), length: ~1.5 mm.Host plant: sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) and some kinds of beansparasite:in the literature (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 FRSTER, 1856 ?[det. John La Salle, 2011, based on this photo], more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TetracampidaeSuperfamily: Chalcidoidea (Chalcid wasp, Erzwespen)Suborder: ApocritaOrder: HymenopteraClass: Insecta________________________________________________100mm 2.8 (canon) with 32mm (12+20mm) extension rings; 1/160s, f/13, ISO400, 0EV(IMG_4723)
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- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Hexapoda (hexapods)
- Insecta (insects)
- Pterygota (winged insects)
- Neoptera (neopteran)
- Endopterygota (endopterygotes)
- Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, and ants)
- Apocrita (wasp)
- Chalcidoidea (Chalcid wasp)
- Tetracampidae
- Cassidocida
- Cassidocida aspidomorphae
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