Planthopper parasitoid Wasp

Description:

These small wasps parasitize nymphs of Homoptera, principally species belonging to the Fulgoridae, Cercopidae, Membracidae and Cicadellidae. The wasp larvae develop endoparasitically in the host abdomen. In the later stages of development the parasite protrudes from the host abdomen as a cyst, formed from the moulted skins of the parasite in the Anteoninae, Dryininae and Gonatopodinae, but from the host tissues in the Aphelopinae. Pupation takes place in a cocoon spun on the host's food plant or in the soil.

Habitat:

My garden.

Notes:

Planthopper parasitoid Wasp Dryinus koebelei (Perkins, 1905) Dryininae, Dryinidae Sa-đéc Việt Nam, 2019.07.02. samsung SM-N910T