Omphale cornula

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Omphale cornula
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Female Omphale cornula (1.5 mm)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eulophidae
Genus: Omphale
Species:
O. cornula
Binomial name
Omphale cornula
Hansson & Shevtsova, 2012 [1]

Omphale cornula is a species of wasp in the family Eulophidae. [2] [3] It is known from western Europe [2] (France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Denmark, and Sweden). [1]

The body length is 1–1.2 mm (0.039–0.047 in) in males and 1.2–1.5 mm (0.047–0.059 in) in females. The host is unknown but other Omphale are parasitoids of gall midges (Cecidomyiidae). [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hansson, Christer & Shevtsova, Ekaterina (2012). "Revision of the European species of Omphale Haliday (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae)". ZooKeys. 232: 1–157. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.232.3625 . PMC   3494065 . PMID   23226702.
  2. 1 2 "Omphale cornula Hansson & Shevtsova, 2012". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  3. "Omphale cornula Hansson & Shevtsova 2012". The Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved 9 April 2025.