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Emersonella
Sign in to saveEmersonella is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. Several species are known to be phoretic parasitoids of female tortoise beetles, laying their eggs in the eggs of the beetle host.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 275
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Eulophidae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLECTION OF ARTHOPODS (UCFC), TAMU, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Costa Rica, Mexico, [Not Stated]
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Emersonella is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. Several species are known to be phoretic parasitoids of female tortoise beetles, laying their eggs in the eggs of the beetle host.
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