Lepidoptera host (Mythimna sp., Noctuidae: Hadeninae, Leucaniini) and parasitoid wasps (cocoons and adults of Microplitis idreesae sp. nov.) A living caterpillar of Mythimna sp. in its last instar larval B wasp cocoons attached to the back and sides of the living caterpillar C Adult wasps emerged after their incubation at room temperature.

 
 
  Part of: Al-Sabi MNS, Arias-Penna DC, Idrees NRN, Al-Jabr OA, Alhudaib KA, Almaghasla MI (2023) A new gregarious parasitoid species, Microplitis idreesae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) reared from Mythimna sp. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), with a key to the species of Microplitis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 96: 101-120. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.96.99114