Omphale salicis

Omphale salicis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eulophidae
Genus: Omphale
Species:
O. salicis
Binomial name
Omphale salicis
(Haliday, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Entedon (Omphale) salicis Haliday, 1833
  • Derostenus (Omphale) salici (Haliday, 1833)
  • Entedon salicis (Haliday, 1833)
  • Eulophus subulatus Nees, 1834
  • Eulophus terebrator Förster, 1841

Omphale salicis is a species of wasp in the family Eulophidae.[1][2][3] It is known from Europe and Canada.[4]

The body length is 1–1.7 mm (0.039–0.067 in) in males and 1.4–3.1 mm (0.055–0.122 in) in females. It is a parasitoid of gall midges (Cecidomyiidae) of the genus Contarinia: Contarinia loti, Contarinia vincetoxici, and probably Contarinia lentis.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Omphale salicis (Haliday, 1833)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Omphale salicis (Haliday, 1833)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Omphale salicis (Haliday 1833)". The Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b Hansson, Christer & Shevtsova, Ekaterina (2012). "Revision of the European species of Omphale Haliday (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae)". ZooKeys (232): 1–157. Bibcode:2012ZooK..232....1H. doi:10.3897/zookeys.232.3625. PMC 3494065. PMID 23226702.