Eupelmus vuilletti is a species of parasitic wasp[1] found in Burkina Faso and Togo.[2] It is a solitary ectoparasite of bruchids.[1] The female is about 3 millimetres (0.12 in) in length and is green in color with bronzy tints, while the male averages 2.25 millimetres (0.089 in) in length and is green with a brassy tint.[3]

Eupelmus vuilletti
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E. vuilletti
Binomial name
Eupelmus vuilletti
(Crawford, 1913)

This wasp is synovigenic. It is also an income breeder in terms of sugars, but a capital breeder in terms of lipids.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cortesero, A. M.; Monge, J. P. (1994). "Influence of pre-emergence experience on response to host and host plant odours in the larval parasitoid Eupelmus vuilleti". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 72 (3): 281–288. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.1994.tb01828.x. ISSN 0013-8703. S2CID 84713253.
  2. ^ Hagstrum, David (20 June 2016). Stored-Product Insect Resource. Elsevier. pp. 88–89. ISBN 978-0-12-810456-9.
  3. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Smithsonian Institution Press. 1913. p. 246.
  4. ^ Casas, Jérôme; Pincebourde, Sylvain; Mandon, Nicole; Vannier, Fabrice; Poujol, Rémi; Giron, David (2005). "Lifetime nutrient dynamics reveal simultaneous capital and income breeding in a parasitoid". Ecology. 86 (3): 545–554. doi:10.1890/04-0812. ISSN 0012-9658.