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Macrorileya species

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Chalcidoidea; Family: Eurytomidae; Genus: Macrorileya)

 

 

Distribution

South Africa.

Biology

Probably a parasitoid of eggs of tree crickets (Gryllidae: Oecanthinae)

Reference

Ashmead, W.H. 1900. Order Hymenoptera. (In Smith: Catalogue of Insects of New Jersey) Annual Report of the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture. 27(Supplement): 510-613. State Board of Agriculture, New Jersey.

Credits

Photographs and map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).


Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

Citation: van Noort, S. 2024. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).

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