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Holcotetrastichus rhosaces - Wing structure Det. Sandrine Ulenberg based on collection specimen sent to her (thanks Sandrine! :o)<br /> Another one from the same batch:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/118251/holcotetrastichus_rhosaces_walker_1839.html" title="Holcotetrastichus rhosaces (Walker, 1839)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/118251_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Cnpx0dLYr1YkZIHgLh1QqYuPSQ0%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Holcotetrastichus rhosaces (Walker, 1839) Det. Sandrine Ulenberg based on collection specimen sent to her (thanks Sandrine! :o)<br /> Another one from the same batch:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/118252/holcotetrastichus_rhosaces_-_wing_structure.html<br /> Reared from this larva of Cassida viridis<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/118250/cassida_viridis_-_parasited_larva.html Apocrita,Chalcidoidea,Eulophidae,Holcotetrastichus,Holcotetrastichus rhosaces,Hymenoptera,Insecta,Parasitoid wasp,Tetrastichinae" /></a></figure><br /> Reared from this larva of Cassida viridis<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/118250/cassida_viridis_-_parasitized_larva.html" title="Cassida viridis - Parasitized larva"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/118250_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=8dptxi6JxDo0dauzjNi9qJJaz4o%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Cassida viridis - Parasitized larva Two parasitized larvae from the same location later rendered a dozen or so of these little wasp:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/118251/holcotetrastichus_rhosaces_walker_1839.html Cassida,Cassida viridis,Cassidinae,Cassidini,Chrysomelidae,Chrysomeloidea,Cucujiformia,Green Tortoise Beetle,Green tortoise beetle,Larva,Odontionycha,Parasitoid wasp,nl: Muntschildpadtor" /></a></figure> Apocrita,Chalcidoidea,Eulophidae,Holcotetrastichus,Holcotetrastichus rhosaces,Hymenoptera,Insecta,Parasitoid wasp,Tetrastichinae Click/tap to enlarge

Holcotetrastichus rhosaces - Wing structure

Det. Sandrine Ulenberg based on collection specimen sent to her (thanks Sandrine! :o)
Another one from the same batch:

Holcotetrastichus rhosaces (Walker, 1839) Det. Sandrine Ulenberg based on collection specimen sent to her (thanks Sandrine! :o)<br /> Another one from the same batch:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/118252/holcotetrastichus_rhosaces_-_wing_structure.html<br /> Reared from this larva of Cassida viridis<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/118250/cassida_viridis_-_parasited_larva.html Apocrita,Chalcidoidea,Eulophidae,Holcotetrastichus,Holcotetrastichus rhosaces,Hymenoptera,Insecta,Parasitoid wasp,Tetrastichinae

Reared from this larva of Cassida viridis
Cassida viridis - Parasitized larva Two parasitized larvae from the same location later rendered a dozen or so of these little wasp:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/118251/holcotetrastichus_rhosaces_walker_1839.html Cassida,Cassida viridis,Cassidinae,Cassidini,Chrysomelidae,Chrysomeloidea,Cucujiformia,Green Tortoise Beetle,Green tortoise beetle,Larva,Odontionycha,Parasitoid wasp,nl: Muntschildpadtor

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The Holcotetrastichus rhosaces

Holcotetrastichus rhosaces (Walker, 1839) is an approximately 2mm Chalcid wasp (Chalcidoidea) in the family Eulophidae, known to be a parasitoid of the larvae of various species of Tortoise beetles (Chrysomelidae: Cassida spp.)

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