Broadcast-oviposition
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Perilampus platigaster
A minute parasitic wasp in the family Perilampidae, measuring 1.3–5.5 mm in length. Many individuals display brilliant metallic green or blue coloration, though some are entirely black. The species is a hyperparasitoid, with larvae that parasitize other parasitic insects, typically tachinid flies, ichneumon wasps, or braconid wasps living inside caterpillars or other insect larvae. Females broadcast eggs on vegetation and bark; hatched planidium larvae actively seek hosts by attaching to moving objects.
Perilampus stygicus
Perilampus stygicus is a small parasitic wasp in the family Perilampidae, measuring 1.3–5.5 mm in length. It is a hyperparasitoid, with larvae that parasitize other parasitic insects such as tachinid flies, ichneumon wasps, or braconid wasps living inside caterpillars or other insect larvae. The species exhibits a distinctive triangular or inverted pyramid-shaped abdomen and short, strongly elbowed antennae that help distinguish it from similar-looking cuckoo wasps (Chrysididae).