Embolemidae
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Embolemus nearcticus
Embolemus nearcticus is a small parasitoid wasp in the family Embolemidae, a group of rarely encountered insects with distinctive wing reduction in females. The species is known from very few observations in North America, reflecting both its cryptic habits and the general scarcity of its family. Embolemidae are understudied, and most species are known from scattered records. E. nearcticus contributes to the limited documented diversity of this family in the Nearctic region.