The composition of the egg parasitoid guild of the golden egg bug, Phyllomorpha laciniata, in Spain
The golden egg bug (Phyllomorpha laciniata (Villers)) is a phytophagous insectwith an unusual reproductive system. Females use the bodies of conspecifics,bothmales and females, as oviposition substrates. In addition, a varying fractionof the eggs is laid on the food plant. Egg carrying on conspecifics increases offspring survival. Predators and, especially, hymenopteran parasitoids are the main ca