Embolemus ruddii is a small aculeate wasp in the family Embolemidae.
Biology Females are apterous whilst males are winged. It is a widespread, yet rarely recorded palearctic species. They are believed to parasitise tree root-feeding planthoppers in the family Cixiidae. Varrone, R. & Olmi, M. (2010). First record of host of Embolemus ruddii Westwood (Hymenoptera Embolemidae). Frustula entomologica, 33, 91-95.
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