Litus cynipseus Haliday, 1833
Description:
Chalcidoidea, Mymaridae, AlaptinaeNon-type FemaleCollected in the United KingdomSeveral Mymaridae taxa are known to parasitise aquatic insects and have been observed swimming under water to reach their hosts' eggs. Individuals of Litus cynipseus were observed by Brocher (1910) emerging from aquatic Hemiptera eggs and walking "under and against [the water surface] as on a ceiling" before using a piece of floating cork to exit the water. Photograph by Natalie Dale-Skey
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- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Hexapoda (hexapods)
- Insecta (insects)
- Pterygota (winged insects)
- Neoptera (neopteran)
- Endopterygota (endopterygotes)
- Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, and ants)
- Apocrita (wasp)
- Chalcidoidea (Chalcid wasp)
- Mymaridae (fairyflies)
- Litus
- Litus cynipseus
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