Prey-of-sand-wasps

Guides

• Macrosteles skalkahiensis

  Macrosteles skalkahiensis is a leafhopper species in the family Cicadellidae, described by Beirne in 1952. It belongs to the genus Macrosteles, a group of small leafhoppers that are ecologically significant as prey for various predatory wasps. The species has been documented in Montana, USA. Like other Macrosteles species, it likely feeds on plant sap and serves as a host for sand wasps in the family Crabronidae.

  leafhopperCicadellidaeDeltocephalinaeMontanaprey-of-sand-waspsMacrostelesAuchenorrhyncha

• Paraphlepsius dentatus

  Paraphlepsius dentatus is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae, subfamily Deltocephalinae. The species was first described by Baker in 1898. It is a member of the genus Paraphlepsius, which belongs to the tribe Pendarini. This leafhopper has been documented as a prey item for the sand wasp Clitemnestra bipunctata, indicating it occupies a position in food webs involving predatory wasps.

  leafhopperCicadellidaeDeltocephalinaePendariniprey-of-sand-waspseastern-United-States