Asaphes sp

Asaphes sp Walker 1834

Asaphes pondant dans une momie de Microlophium carnosum
Asaphes sp pondant dans une momie "habitée" par Ephedrus sp
Asaphes sp : aile
 

Morphology

Black with metallic sheen, size 1-2 mm

Wing: see photo

Biology

Ectoparasitoid idiobiont: egg-laying performed at the aphid’s mummified stage

Hosts

Many host aphids by way of Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Aphidiinae and Aphelinidae

Particularities

6-7 species are known in Europe, two of which are frequently encountered (Asaphes suspensus and A. vulgaris)

Asaphes pondant dans une momie de Microlophium carnosum
Asaphes sp pondant dans une momie "habitée" par Ephedrus sp
Asaphes sp : aile

Morphology

Black with metallic sheen, size 1-2 mm
Wing: see photo

Biology

Ectoparasitoid idiobiont: egg-laying performed at the aphid’s mummified stage

Hosts

Many host aphids by way of Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Aphidiinae and Aphelinidae

Particularities

6-7 species are known in Europe, two of which are frequently encountered (Asaphes suspensus and A. vulgaris)

Modification date: 24 April 2024 | Publication date: 24 October 2011 | By: Evelyne Turpeau, Maurice Hullé, Bernard Chaubet