Adelius

Adelius

Description

Small (3-4mm) wasps, wholly black or partly reddish, with characteristic wing venation. Four known UK species.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Unless identified by a recognised expert, a photo is required and the specimen should be examined with a microscope. In the comments box, state the key or ID method used and describe the size and identifying characters.

Life History

Solitary koinobiont endoparasitoids of the larvae of Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera).

UK Status

Unknown.

VC55 Status

Unknown.

Further Information

Shaw, M.R. & Huddleston, T. (1991) Classification and Biology of Braconid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). RES Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Volume 7, Part 11. London: R. Entomol. Soc.

and

van Achterberg, C. (1990). Illustrated key to the subfamilies of the Holarctic Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea). Zoologische Mededelingen, 64(1), 1-20.

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