Question

Which is an example of a parasite, in which the host species is closely related to the parasite and is a member of the same family or genus?

(a) Endo-parasite

(b) Klepto-parasite

(c) Adelpho-parasite

(d) Ecto-parasite

I have been asked this question in class test.

This interesting question is from Population Interactions-2 in portion Organisms and Populations of Biology – Class 12

Answer 1

Right choice is (c) Adelpho-parasite

To elaborate: Adelpho-parasite is an example of a parasite, in which the host species is closely related to the parasite and is a member of the same family or genus. It is a type of hyper-parasitism which commonly seen is Encarsia perplexa, Trissolcus basalis and members of the family Aphelinidae.