Encyrtid wasp

Psyllaephagus bliteus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Encyrtidae

Ixodiphagus hookeri, the tick wasp, is an encyrtid wasp which lays its eggs into ticks. It seems to use a symbiotic bacteria, Wolbachia pipientis, to weaken the tick's immune system. Description Ixodiphagus hookeri is a small wasp which has the typical morphology of an encyrtid wasp and is blackish in colour, it measures 0.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Emanuele Santarelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA DescriptionIxodiphagus hookeri, Wikipedia contributors

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