Neodryinus
typhlocybae (Ashmead, 1893)
Samica
pri napadu na ličinko medečega škržatka, ki jo drži s prednjimi
nogami v obliki klešč. Na ličinko odloži jajčece, ali pa se le
hrani z njo. Ta ameriška vrsta se uporablja v biološki borbi proti medečemu
škržatku, ki je bil v Evropo zanešen iz Amerike.
Female
attacking a nymph of Metcalfa pruinosa (Auchenorrhyncha:
Flatidae) held by chelae of her front legs. She lays an egg on the nymph or
just feeds with it. This American species is used in the biological control of Metcalfa
which was introduced into Europe from America.
Fotografija Ivan Žežlina.
Foto © Ivan Žežlina