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Eucalyptus psyllid and parasitoid wasp - Psyllaephagus bliteus

Eucalyptus psyllid and parasitoid wasp - Psyllaephagus bliteus
Brisbane, San Mateo County, California, USA
April 30, 2016
Adult parasitoid wasp that emerged from one of the lerps.

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Eucalyptus psyllid - Glycaspis brimblecombei Eucalyptus psyllid - Psyllaephagus bliteus Eucalyptus psyllid - Psyllaephagus bliteus Eucalyptus psyllid and parasitoid wasp - Psyllaephagus bliteus

This does appear to be P. bliteus, based ...
... on the relatively long ovipositor. However, there is another Psyllaephagus species present in California (with a slightly shorter ovipositor) that I have collected in association with G. brimblecombei (although I have not reared it out). I suspect this other species may be the female of P. brachiatus, a species that has been associated with Glycaspis species in its native Australia.

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Moved from ID Request.

Encyrtid (female)…
If you are certain that the host from which this encyrtid has emerged is Glycaspis brimblecombei, then I would create a species page for Psyllaephagus bliteus, since, as Chris has correctly mentioned, it is the only known chalcid parasitoid of this host.

See reference here.

 
Host
For what it's worth, the lerps definitely belong to Glycaspis brimblecombei.