Comperiella Lemniscata
''Comperiella'' is a genus of parasitic wasps in the family Encyrtidae, containing around 10 species. * '' Comperiella apoda'' * '' Comperiella aspidiotiphaga'' * '' Comperiella bifasciata'' * '' Comperiella calauanica'' * '' Comperiella diversifasciata'' * '' Comperiella indica'' * '' Comperiella karoo'' * '' Comperiella lemniscata'' * '' Comperiella pia'' * '' Comperiella ponticula'' * '' Comperiella unifasciata'' References Encyrtidae {{chalcidoidea-stub ...
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Encyrtidae
Encyrtidae is a large family of parasitic wasps, with some 3710 described species in about 455 genera. The larvae of the majority are primary parasitoids on Hemiptera, though other hosts are attacked, and details of the life history can be variable (e.g., some attack eggs, some attack larvae, others are hyperparasites, and some Encyrtidae develop as parasitoids of ticks). They are found throughout the world in virtually all habitats, and are extremely important as biological control agents. They may also present as an ecological threat to the population of some species. For example, the endangered ''Papilio homerus'' butterfly is parasitized at a rate of 77%, making them the main contributor to egg mortality in this (and other) butterfly species. Some species exhibit a remarkable developmental phenomenon called "polyembryony", in which a single egg multiplies clonally in the host and produces large numbers of identical adult wasps. Even more remarkably, some of the larvae are larg ...
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