Tattooed-wasp

Guides

• Zagrammosoma flavolineatum

  Zagrammosoma flavolineatum is a species of chalcid wasp in the family Eulophidae, first described by Crawford in 1913. A revision of the genus Zagrammosoma synonymized Zagrammosoma mirum under this species. It is one of 26 recognized species in a genus characterized by distinctive striped or 'tattooed' color patterns. The species has been recorded from multiple localities in western North America and Hawaii.

  EulophidaeChalcidoideaparasitoidNorth-AmericaHawaiistriped-wasptattooed-wasp

• Zagrammosoma interlineatum

  Zagrammosoma interlineatum is a species of chalcid wasp in the family Eulophidae, elevated from synonymy in a 2021 revision of the genus. It belongs to a group of small parasitoid wasps commonly known as "tattooed wasps" for their distinctive body markings. The genus Zagrammosoma is worldwide in distribution and morphologically distinct from the related genus Cirrospilus. Species in this genus are generally associated with leaf-mining insects as hosts.

  Eulophidaeparasitoid-wasptattooed-waspleaf-miner-parasitoidHymenopteraChalcidoideaelevated-from-synonymy