Aprostocetus neglectus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is the only species of Tetrastichinae wasps parasitizing the ladybird beetle Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Journal: Invertzool
Year: 2024

This paper presents the morphological characteristics of Aprostocetus neglectus wasps that emerged from the pupae of Adalia bipunctata and A. decempunctata ladybirds.According to literature, 3 species of Tetrastichinae wasps (A.neglectus, Oomyzus scaposus, and Tetrastichus epilachnae) can parasitize in A. bipunctata pupae; however, our findings indicate that A. neglectus parasitizes exclusively in A. bipunctata.It is a gregarious parasitoid that usually infects 2.3-6.9% of A. bipunctata ladybird