Behavioral-anomaly

Guides

• Tryphonini

  Tryphonini is a tribe of koinobiont ichneumonid wasps within the subfamily Tryphoninae. Members are ectoparasitoids of sawfly larvae (Hymenoptera: Symphyta), with females possessing relatively large egg loads compared to idiobiont relatives. The genus Polyblastus is a well-documented member of this tribe. Females have been observed carrying egg clusters externally, possibly due to egg retention after unsuccessful oviposition attempts.

  parasitoidkoinobiontectoparasitoidsawfly-parasiteIchneumonidaeTryphoninaePolyblastusegg-retentionbehavioral-anomaly