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''Aprostocetus'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typic ...
n
insect Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pa ...
s of the
family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Eulophidae The Eulophidae are a large family of hymenopteran insects, with over 4,300 described species in some 300 genera. The family includes the genus ''Elasmus'', which used to be treated as a separate family, "Elasmidae", and is now treated as a subf ...
. The genus was erected by
John O. Westwood John Obadiah Westwood (22 December 1805 – 2 January 1893) was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologist ...
in 1833. This very large group (about 800 described species) of parasitoid wasps has a global distribution.


Species


Widespread species

*''A. antiguensis'' –
Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean ...
,
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and ...
**A
parasitoid In evolutionary ecology, a parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with its host (biology), host at the host's expense, eventually resulting in the death of the host. Parasitoidism is one of six major evolutionarily stable str ...
recorded on the
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
'' Ceroplastes floridensis'' and the tischeriid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
'' Tischeria heliopsisella'' *''A. asthenogmus'' –
Palaearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
, North
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
,
Indomalaya The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...
,
Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...
,
Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean ...
**A parasitoid of blattid
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are a paraphyletic group of insects belonging to Blattodea, containing all members of the group except termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known ...
es of the genus ''
Periplaneta ''Periplaneta'' is a genus of cockroaches. Selected species Species include: * '' Periplaneta aboriginea'' Roth, 1994 * ''Periplaneta americana'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – American cockroach * ''Periplaneta australasiae'' (Fabricius, 1775) – Austr ...
'' *''A. beatus'' –
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...
(
Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...
),
Oceania Oceania (, , ) is a geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern and Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of and a population of around 44.5 million ...
, southern Africa **A parasitoid of various bugs – members of the families Cicadellidae,
Delphacidae Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg. Diet and Pest species All species are phytophagous, m ...
and
Tropiduchidae Tropiduchidae is a family of planthoppers in the order Hemiptera. There are at least 160 genera and 600 described species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as ...
are recorded as hosts *''A. bruzzonis'' –
Holarctic The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical reg ...
**A parasitoid of
tortoise beetle The Cassidinae (tortoise and leaf-mining beetles) are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. The antennae arise close to each other and some members have the pronotal and elytral edges extended to the side and covering the legs so as ...
s of the genus '' Cassida'' *''A. ceroplastae'' -Holarctic,
Near East The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...
and also introduced into parts of Africa and Australia for
biocontrol Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, such as insects, mites, weeds, and plant diseases, using other organisms. It relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms, but typically also in ...
purposes **A parasitoid of various
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
s *''A. crino'' – Holarctic, Indomalaya **A parasitoid of
crickets Crickets are orthopteran insects which are related to bush crickets, and, more distantly, to grasshoppers. In older literature, such as Imms,Imms AD, rev. Richards OW & Davies RG (1970) ''A General Textbook of Entomology'' 9th Ed. Methuen 8 ...
of the genus ''
Oecanthus ''Oecanthus'' is a genus of cricket in subfamily Oecanthinae, the tree crickets. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: *'' Oecanthus adyeri'' *'' Oecanthus allardi'' *'' Oecanthus angustus'' *'' Oecanthus antennalis'' *'' Oecanthus a ...
'' *''A. diplosidis'' – Cosmopolitan **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s *''A. dubius'' –
Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...
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New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torres ...
**A parasitoid of
katydids Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America), or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the suborder Ensifera, ...
in the
Sexavaini Mecopodinae are a subfamily of bush crickets found in western South America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia. In Asia, the distribution includes India, Indochina, Japan, the Philippines, and Malesia to Papua New Guinea and Australasia, including ma ...
*''A. fasciatus'' – Northern
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, Caribbean,
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...
**A parasitoid of various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s *''A. fidius'' – Central and southern
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, Caribbean **A parasitoid of various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s *''A. formosanus'' –
Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...
,
South East Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainland ...
,
Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Afric ...
**A parasitoid on various
delphacid Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg. Diet and Pest species All species are phytophagous, m ...
bugs *''A. gala'' – Caribbean, Florida, Australia, India **A parasitoid recorded on various gall midges and curculionid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...
s *''A. hagenowii'' – Cosmopolitan, used in
North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and th ...
for biocontrol of
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are a paraphyletic group of insects belonging to Blattodea, containing all members of the group except termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known ...
es **A parasitoid of various
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are a paraphyletic group of insects belonging to Blattodea, containing all members of the group except termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known ...
es, also recorded from
bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the ...
s and evaniid
wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...
s *''A. leucone'' – Holarctic *''A. longicauda'' – Holarctic *''A. marylandensis'' – Central and eastern United States, Caribbean **A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of hosts including
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s, curculionid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...
s, aphidid
aphid Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white woolly aphids. A t ...
s, gelechiid and tortricid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s and fellow eulophids *''A. megameli'' –
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,
Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...
**A parasitoid on the
delphacid Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg. Diet and Pest species All species are phytophagous, m ...
bug '' Megamelus proserpina'' *''A. microcosmus'' – Holarctic,
Neotropical The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bioge ...
and
Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
regions, Indomalaya and Australia **Host unknown but associated with '' Hyparrhenia hirta'' *''A. microscopicus'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s *''A. minutus'' – Holarctic, Neotropical, North Africa **A parasitoid recorded on a huge range of hosts including many
Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describe ...
,
Hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from to arou ...
,
Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typic ...
and
Neuroptera The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order consists of some 6,000 species. Neuroptera can be grouped together with the Megaloptera and Raphidioptera in th ...
*''A. neglectus'' – Holarctic, North Africa, Near East and Indomalaya **A parasitoid on various lady beetles, also recorded on the aphidid
aphid Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white woolly aphids. A t ...
'' Myzus cerasi'' *''A. niger'' – Indomalaya, Australia **A parasitoid on the triozid bug '' Trioza fletcheri'' *''A. pallipes'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s, also recorded on the eriocraniid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
''
Eriocrania semipurpurella ''Eriocrania semipurpurella'' (Purplish birch-miner) is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae, found from Europe to Japan and in North America. It was first described by James Francis Stephens in 1835. The species closely resembles '' Eriocran ...
'' *''A. pausiris'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid recorded on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Dasineura leguminicola'' and
chloropid The Chloropidae are a family of flies commonly known as frit flies or grass flies. About 2000 described species are in over 160 genera distributed worldwide. These are usually very small flies, yellow or black and appearing shiny due to the virtu ...
flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced m ...
of the genus ''
Lipara Lipari (; scn, Lìpari) is the largest of the Aeolian Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the northern coast of Sicily, southern Italy; it is also the name of the island's main town and ''comune'', which is administratively part of the Metropolit ...
'' *''A. percaudatus'' – Europe, India **A parasitoid of
crickets Crickets are orthopteran insects which are related to bush crickets, and, more distantly, to grasshoppers. In older literature, such as Imms,Imms AD, rev. Richards OW & Davies RG (1970) ''A General Textbook of Entomology'' 9th Ed. Methuen 8 ...
of the genus ''
Oecanthus ''Oecanthus'' is a genus of cricket in subfamily Oecanthinae, the tree crickets. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: *'' Oecanthus adyeri'' *'' Oecanthus allardi'' *'' Oecanthus angustus'' *'' Oecanthus antennalis'' *'' Oecanthus a ...
'' *''A. pygmaeus'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s and apid
bee Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamil ...
s *''A. sicarius'' – Former Yugoslavia, Africa, Near East **A parasitoid recorded on various
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
s and the buprestid
beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
'' Agrilus sinuatus'' *''A. sobrius'' –
Nearctic The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America ...
,
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...
**A parasitoid of
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s of the genus ''
Asphondylia ''Asphondylia'' is a cosmopolitan genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. All species in this genus induce galls on plants, especially on flowers and flower buds. There are over 300 described species in ''Asphondylia'', with many m ...
'', also recorded on a fellow chalcidoid, the eurytomid '' Bruchophagus gibbus'' *''A. strobilanae'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid recorded on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s and tortricid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s, also recorded on a fellow chalcidoid, the torymid '' Torymus azureus'' *''A. terebrans'' – Holarctic *''A. toddaliae'' – Near East, Madagascar **A parasitoid of
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
s of the genus ''
Ceroplastes ''Ceroplastes'' is a genus of wax scales in the family Coccidae The Coccidae are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily Coccoidea. They are commonly known as soft scales, wax scales or tortoise scales. The females are flat wit ...
'' *''A. venustus'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid recorded on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s and eurytomid
wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...
s of the genus ''
Bruchophagus ''Bruchophagus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Eurytomidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in ...
'' *''A. zosimus'' – Holarctic, North Africa and New Zealand **A parasitoid recorded on a very wide range of insects including
Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
,
Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described speci ...
and
Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typic ...
. Parasitized in turn by the eupelmid '' Eupelmus allynii''


Palaearctic species

*''A. aartseni'' –
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*''A. acron'' –
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*''A. aega'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Dasineura glechomae'' *''A. aethiops'' – Palaearctic **Recorded as a parasitoid on a variety of
insect Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pa ...
s including
bean weevil The bean weevils or seed beetles are a subfamily (Bruchinae) of beetles, now placed in the family Chrysomelidae, though they have historically been treated as a separate family. They are granivores, and typically infest various kinds of seeds or ...
s,
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s,
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
s and other chalcidoids (family
Eurytomidae The Eurytomidae are a family within the superfamily Chalcidoidea. Unlike most chalcidoids, the larvae of many are phytophagous (feeding in stems, seeds, or galls), while others are more typical parasitoids, though even then the hosts are usual ...
) *''A. agevilleae'' –
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,
Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...
**A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Agevillea abietis'' *''A. agrus'' – Palaearctic *''A. albae'' –
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bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the ...
'' Cryphalus exiguus'' *''A. alveatus'' – Palaearctic, North Africa **A parasitoid recorded on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
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gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
'' Rhodites mayri'' *''A. amenon'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the
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Dasineura ulmariae ''Dasineura'' is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae, some of which cause galls on plants such as '' Dasineura crataegi'' on hawthorn (''Crataegus monogyna'') and '' Dasineura fraxinea'' on ash (''Fraxinus excelsior ''Fraxinus excel ...
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gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
s of the genus '' Plagiotrochus'' *''A. annulatus'' – Central
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gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Asphondylia sarothamni'' and some
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gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Rhopalomyia ptarmicae'' *''A. apama'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s *''A. apiculatus'' – Palaearctic *''A. aquaticus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''
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gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Dasineura trifolii'' *''A. arathis'' – Britain *''A. arenarius'' – Europe *''A. aristaeus'' – Palaearctic *''A. arrabonicus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''
Alopecurus pratensis ''Alopecurus pratensis'', known as the meadow foxtail or the field meadow foxtail, is a perennial grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to Europe and Asia. This common plant is found on grasslands, especially on neutral s ...
'' *''A. arsenjevi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. artemisiae'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s of the genus '' Rhopalomyia'' *''A. artemisicola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Contarinia artemisiae'' *''A. askewi'' –
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**Host unknown but associated with ''
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'' *''A. atticus'' – Greece **A parasitoid of
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s of the genus '' Cystiphora'' *''A. aurantiacus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
s of the genus '' Diplolepsis'' *''A. avetjanae'' –
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gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
producing insects on ''
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'' *''A. balasi'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid of
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s – recorded on gracillariids of the genus ''
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'' and the tortricid '' Pseudargyrotoza conwagana'' *''A. beringi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. beroe'' – Britain *''A. beyazus'' –
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*''A. biorrhizae'' – Palaearctic :A parasitoid of the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
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Biorhiza pallida ''Biorhiza pallida'' is a gall wasp species in the family Cynipidae. This species is a member of the tribe Cynipini: the oak gall wasp tribe. Cynipini is the tribe partially responsible for the formation of galls known as oak apples on oak tree ...
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bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the ...
s '' Ips subelongatus'' and '' Tomicus pilifer'' *''A. boreus'' – Europe **A parasitoid of the tephritid
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Euleia heraclei ''Euleia heraclei'', known as the celery fly or the hogweed picture-wing fly is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus '' Euleia'' of the family Tephritidae. Distribution This species is widespread in most of Europe (Austria, Belgi ...
'' and '' Philophylla heraclei'' *''A. bouceki'' – Spain *''A. brachycerus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s, also recorded on the nepticulid
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'' Nepticula argyropeza'' *''A. brevipennis'' – Czech Republic,
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*''A. bucculentus'' –
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**A parasitoid on a fellow chalcidoid – the eurytomid '' Eurytoma amygdali'' *''A. calamarius'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s *''A. calvus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on the
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are a paraphyletic group of insects belonging to Blattodea, containing all members of the group except termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known ...
'' Loboptera decipiens'' and the evaniid
wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...
'' Zeuxevania splendidula'' *''A. capitigenae'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Bayeria capitigena'' *''A. capnopterus'' – Southern Europe *''A. catius'' – Palaearctic *''A. caudatus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Dasineura alopecuri'' *''A. cebennicus'' – France *''A. cecidomyiarum'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
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s, also recorded on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
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Biorhiza pallida ''Biorhiza pallida'' is a gall wasp species in the family Cynipidae. This species is a member of the tribe Cynipini: the oak gall wasp tribe. Cynipini is the tribe partially responsible for the formation of galls known as oak apples on oak tree ...
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s) *''A. celtidis'' – Europe **A parasitoid on
leaf beetle The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
s of the genus '' Pyrrhalta'', also recorded on the gracillariid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
'' Lithocolletis lantanella'' *''A. cerricola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Macrodiplosis dryobia'' *''A. chakassicus'' – Russia **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Dasineura rozhkovi'' *''A. ciliatus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Rabdophaga heterobia'' *''A. citrinus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s, also recorded on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
'' Aylax rogenhoferi'' *''A. citripes'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various dytiscid
beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s, also recorded on the lasiocampid
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'' Dendrolimus pini'' *''A. clavicornis'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on various gall midges,
aphid Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white woolly aphids. A t ...
s and
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
s *''A. claviger'' – Palaearctic *''A. coccidiphagus'' – Britain **A parasitoid on kermesid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
s of the genus '' Kermes'' *''A. collega'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. constrictus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on brentid
beetles Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describe ...
of the genus ''
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'' and gall midges of the genus '' Oligotrophus'' *''A. cracens'' – Southern Europe, Turkey **A parasitoid on the buprestid
beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
'' Coraebus rubi'' *''A. craneiobiae'' – Northern Europe **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. crassiceps'' – Central Europe *''A. crypturgus'' – China (Shaanxi province) **A parasitoid on various
bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the ...
s *''A. csokakoensis'' – Palaearctic *''A. culminis'' – France *''A. cultratus'' – Britain *''A. curtivena'' – France *''A. cycladum'' – Greece **Host unknown but associated with ''
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'' *''A. cyniphidum'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid on various
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
s *''A. dauci'' – - Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. debilitatus'' – France *''A. deceptor'' – France *''A. dendroctoni'' – China (
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province) **A parasitoid on various
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longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...
s *''A. deobensis'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the tenthredinid
sawfly Sawflies are the insects of the suborder Symphyta within the order Hymenoptera, alongside ants, bees, and wasps. The common name comes from the saw-like appearance of the ovipositor, which the females use to cut into the plants where they lay ...
'' Pontania viminalis'' *''A. dezhnevi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. distichus'' – Central Europe *''A. diversus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of
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s including curculionid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...
s, gall midges and gracillariid and lyonetiid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s *''A. doksyensis'' – Czech Republic *''A. domenichinii'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges and
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
s *''A. dotus'' – Britain **A parasitoid of the
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Dasineura ulmariae ''Dasineura'' is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae, some of which cause galls on plants such as '' Dasineura crataegi'' on hawthorn (''Crataegus monogyna'') and '' Dasineura fraxinea'' on ash (''Fraxinus excelsior ''Fraxinus excel ...
'' *''A. dryocoetae'' –
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*''A. dryocosmi'' – China (
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province) **A parasitoid on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
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Dryocosmus kuriphilus ''Dryocosmus kuriphilus'' is a species of gall wasp known by the common names chestnut gall wasp, Oriental chestnut gall wasp, and Asian chestnut gall wasp. It is native to China and it is known in many other parts of the world, particularly the ...
'' *''A. durmitorensis'' – former
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*''A. elegantulus'' – France *''A. eleuchia'' – Western Europe **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Cystiphora sonchi'' *''A. elongatus'' – Europe, Near East **A parasitoid of various chalcidoids and gall midges *''A. emesa'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Dasineura alopecuri'' *''A. epicharmus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. epilobiellus'' –
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gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Dasineura epilobii'' *''A. epilobii'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Dasineura epilobii'' *''A. eratus'' – Britain *''A. ericae'' – France **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Cecidomyia ericoscopariae'' *''A. eriophyes'' – Europe, Near East :A parasitoid on various
eriophyid Eriophyidae is a family of more than 200 genera of mites, which live as plant parasites, commonly causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues and hence known as gall mites. About 3,600 species have been described, but this is probably ...
mite Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear e ...
s *''A. ermaki'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. escherichi'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. esherensis'' – Britain *''A. euagoras'' – Britain *''A. eupatorii'' – Palaearctic *''A. eupolis'' – Britain *''A. eurystoma'' – Palaearctic *''A. eurytomae'' – Palaearctic, Near East **A parasitoid on various
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
s – also recorded on the eurytomid '' Eurytomus rosae'' *''A. eurytus'' – Europe **A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of
insect Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pa ...
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beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
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gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
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gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Lasioptera fabae'' *''A. facetus'' – Russia (
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weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...
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Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families, with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae. ...
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moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
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Gracillariidae Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, ''Cameraria ...
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Lyonetiidae Lyonetiidae is a family of moths with some 200 described species. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed ap ...
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fly Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
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moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
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gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
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longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...
s *''A. fulvipes'' – Palaearctic *''A. fusificola'' – France **A parasitoid on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
'' Plagiotrochus fusifex'' *''A. garganensis'' – Greece, Italy *''A. gaus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Dasineura leguminicola'' *''A. glandicola'' – France **A parasitoid on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
'' Callirhytis glandium'' *''A. gnomus'' – Palaearctic *''A. graciliclava'' – Greece *''A. grahami'' –
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**A parasitoid on curculionid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...
s of the genus '' Lignyodes'' *''A. grandicauda'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. grandii'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. gratus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. grylli'' – Palaearctic *''A. habarovi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. hanka'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. hedqvisti'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the ...
'' Tomicus minor'' *''A. hians'' – Madeira *''A. holomelas'' –
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Quercus cerris ''Quercus cerris'', the Turkey oak or Austrian oak, is an oak native to south-eastern Europe and Asia Minor. It is the type species of ''Quercus'' sect. ''Cerris'', a section of the genus characterised by shoot buds surrounded by soft bristle ...
'' *''A. holoxanthus'' – Eastern Palaearctic *''A. humilis'' – Western Europe **A parasitoid of gall midges of the genus ''
Mayetiola ''Mayetiola'' are a genus of flies from the family Cecidomyiidae. Most species are pests of cereal crops. Species Contains: *'' Mayetiola avenae'' ( Marchal, 1895) *'' Mayetiola bimaculata'' (Rübsaamen, 1895) *'' Mayetiola dactylidis'' Kieffer ...
'' *''A. hyperfuniculus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. ibericus'' – Spain *''A. ilexi'' – China (
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) **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. impurus'' –
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*''A. incrassatus'' – Britain **Host unknown but associated with ''
Carex ''Carex'' is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus ''Carex'' ...
spp'' *''A. invidus'' – Southern Europe, Near East **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. ione'' – Britain *''A. krusenschterni'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. lacaena'' – Britain *''A. lachares'' – Europe *''A. lacunatus'' – Britain *''A. larzacensis'' – Palaearctic *''A. laticeps'' – France *''A. leptocerus'' – Palaearctic *''A. leptoneuros'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on various kermesid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
s and also on the tortricid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
'' Carpocapsa pomonella'' and the fellow eulophid '' Tetrastichus pachyneurus'' *''A. levadiensis'' – Greece *''A. ligus'' – Britain *''A. lituratus'' – Poland *''A. longiclava'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. longipectus'' – Southern Russia (
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) *''A. longiscapus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. longispinus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. longistigma'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. longulus'' – Europe *''A. lutescens'' – Spain **A parasitoid on the fellow chalcidoid '' Blascoa ephedrae'' ( Pteromalidae) *''A. luteus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various gall midges and fellow eulophids (including ''Aprostocetus elongatus'') *''A. lycidas'' – Europe, North Africa **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. lycidoides'' – Greece *''A. lysippe'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
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Dasineura crataegi ''Dasineura crataegi'', the hawthorn button-top gall-midge, is a dipteran gall-midge. It causes the hawthorn button-top gall, which develops in the terminal shoots of common hawthorn, ''Crataegus monogyna'' Jacq., Midland hawthorn '' C laeviga ...
'' *''A. malagensis'' – Spain *''A. mandanis'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various
delphacid Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg. Diet and Pest species All species are phytophagous, m ...
bugs *''A. masculinus'' – France *''A. massonianae'' – China (Guizhou) **A parasitoid on the
bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the ...
'' Cryphalus massonianus'' *''A. maurus'' –
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*''A. mazaeus'' – Britain *''A. menius'' – Palaearctic *''A. meridionalis'' – Southern Europe *''A. meroe'' – Western Europe *''A. metra'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. micantulus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Dasineura abietiperda'' *''A. microocellus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. mimulus'' – Greece *''A. minimus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of gall midges of the genus ''
Rabdophaga ''Rabdophaga'' is genus of flies in the family of gall midges Cecidomyiidae. There are 105 species distributed through Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Most species of ''Rabdophaga'' gall willows (''Salix'' sp.); one exception is ''R. gir ...
'' *''A. miridivorus'' – France, Italy **A parasitoid of various
mirid The Miridae are a large and diverse insect family at one time known by the taxonomic synonym Capsidae. Species in the family may be referred to as capsid bugs or "mirid bugs". Common names include plant bugs, leaf bugs, and grass bugs. It is the ...
bugs *''A. moldavicus'' – Moldova **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Dasineura mali'' *''A. morairensis'' – Spain *''A. muiri'' – China (
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) *''A. mycerinus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''
Salix Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist s ...
spp'' *''A. myrsus'' – Britain **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Contarinia rumicis'' *''A. natans'' – Central Russia,
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**A parasitoid on various dytiscid
beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s *''A. nigriventris'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. novatus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Agevillea abietis'' *''A. nubigenus'' – Palaearctic *''A. nymphis'' – Britain *''A. obliquus'' – Palaearctic *''A. occidentalis'' – Southern Europe,
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, Madeira *''A. oculisetatus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. oreophilus'' – Europe **A parasitoid recorded on the
leaf beetle The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
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Cryptocephalus pini ''Cryptocephalus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Cryptocephalinae and belonging to the group of case-bearing leaf beetles called the Camptosomata. File:Cryptocephalus nitidus01.jpg, ''Cryptocephalus nitidus'' File:Cryptocephalus p ...
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gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
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Cynips caputmedusae ''Cynips'' is a genus of gall wasps in the tribe Cynipini, the oak gall wasps. One of the best known is the common oak gall wasp (''Cynips quercusfolii''), which induces characteristic spherical galls about two centimeters wide on the undersides ...
'' *''A. orestes'' – Central Europe *''A. orithyia'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of various
flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced m ...
( gall midges and the
chloropid The Chloropidae are a family of flies commonly known as frit flies or grass flies. About 2000 described species are in over 160 genera distributed worldwide. These are usually very small flies, yellow or black and appearing shiny due to the virtu ...
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Oecanthus pellucens ''Oecanthus pellucens'', common name Italian tree cricket, is a species of tree crickets belonging to the family Gryllidae, subfamily Oecanthinae. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Oecanthus pellucens calinensis'' Jannone, 1936 * ''Oecant ...
'' *''A. pachyneuros'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various kermesid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
s and fellow chalcidoids *''A. pallidipedes'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. pallidipes'' –
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*''A. palustris'' – Northern Europe *''A. pantshenkoi'' – Southern Russia *''A. paralus'' – Britain *''A. peischula'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. perfulvescens'' – Greece *''A. perone'' – Northern Europe *''A. phillyreae'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''
Phillyrea ''Phillyrea'' is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, and naturalized in the Canary Islands and Madeira. They are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing to 3–9 m tall, related ...
spp'' *''A. phineus'' – Europe *''A. phloeophthori'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the ...
'' Phloeophthorus rhododactylus'' *''A. phragmiticola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Giraudiella inclusa'' *''A. phragmitinus'' – Europe **Host unknown but associated with ''
Phragmites ''Phragmites'' () is a genus of four species of large perennial reed grasses found in wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world. Taxonomy The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, maintained by Kew Garden in L ...
spp'' *''A. ping'' – Spain *''A. plagioderae'' – Moldova **A parasitoid on the
leaf beetle The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
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Plagiodera versicolora ''Plagiodera versicolora'' is a species of leaf beetle (subfamily Chrysomelinae) in the genus ''Plagiodera''. Description ''Plagiodera versicolora'' grows to 2.5 - 4.8 mm in length and is metallic blue or green, occasionally purplish to black in ...
'' *''A. plangon'' – Britain *''A. planiusculus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on sesiid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the genus '' Chamaesphecia'' *''A. polygoni'' – Central Europe **Host unknown but associated with ''
Polygonum persicaria ''Persicaria maculosa'' (syn. ''Polygonum persicaria'') is an annual plant in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae. Common names include lady's thumb, spotted lady's thumb, Jesusplant, and redshank. It is widespread across Eurasia from Iceland sout ...
'' *''A. popovi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. problematicus'' – Hungary **A parasitoid recorded on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
'' Chilaspis nitida'' and gracillariid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the genus '' Lithocolletis'' *''A. productus'' – Palaearctic *''A. prolidice'' – Palaearctic *''A. prolixus'' – China (Hebei), Taiwan **A parasitoid on the
longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...
'' Apriona germarii'' *''A. prosymna'' – Britain *''A. pseudopodiellus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on lestid
damselflies Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings alo ...
of the genus ''
Lestes ''Lestes'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Lestidae. The family hold their wings at about 45 degrees to the body when resting. This distinguishes them from most other species of damselflies which hold the wings along, and parallel to, the ...
'' *''A. ptarmicae'' – Europe **A parasitoid of gall midges of the genus '' Rhopalomyia'' *''A. rhacius'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Dasineura trifolii'' *''A. rhipheus'' – Europe *''A. rhode'' – Britain *''A. rimskykorsakovi'' – Central Russia *''A. roesellae'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on fellow chalcidoids and the yponomeutid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
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Argyresthia conjugella ''Argyresthia conjugella'', the apple fruit moth, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in North America, Europe, Siberia, Central Asia and Japan. The wingspan is 10–14 mm. The head is yellowish-white. Forewings are rather da ...
'' *''A. rubi'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Lasioptera rubi'' *''A. rubicola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Lasioptera rubi'' *''A. rufescens'' – Western Europe **A parasitoid of the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
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Neuroterus quercusbaccarum The common spangle gall on the underside of leaves and the currant gall on the male catkins or occasionally the leaves, develop as chemically induced distortions on pedunculate oak (''Quercus robur''), or sessile oak (''Quercus petraea'') trees, ...
'' *''A. rufiscapus'' – Britain *''A. rufus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on dytiscid
beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s of the genus '' Dytiscus'' *''A. rumicis'' – Northern Europe **A parasitoid on brentid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...
s of the genus ''
Apion Apion Pleistoneices ( el, Ἀπίων Πλειστονίκου ''Apíōn Pleistoníkēs''; 30–20 BC – c. AD 45–48), also called Apion Mochthos, was a Hellenized Egyptian grammarian, sophist, and commentator on Homer. He was born at the Siw ...
'' *''A. salictorum'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. schambala'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. scoticus'' – Britain **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Jaapiella veronicae'' *'' A. sensuna'' – Switzerland *''A. serratularum'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various tephritid
flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced m ...
, also on gelechiid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the genus '' Metzneria'' *''A. setosulus'' – Central Europe *''A. sibiricus'' – Far eastern Russia **A parasitoid of the
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
'' Eulecanium secretum'' *''A. silaceus'' – Greece *''A. silvestris'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. spassk'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. specularis'' – France *''A. stenus'' – Europe *''A. stigmaticalis'' – Britain **Host unknown but associated with ''
Betula pubescens ''Betula pubescens'' (syn. ''Betula alba''), commonly known as downy birch and also as moor birch, white birch, European white birch or hairy birch, is a species of deciduous tree, native and abundant throughout northern Europe and northern As ...
'' *''A. subanellatus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''
Agrostis ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...
'' spp. *''A. subcylindricus'' – Czech Republic *''A. subplanus'' – Central Europe *''A. subterraneus'' – Hungary **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Planetella frireni'' *''A. suevius'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various
leaf beetle The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
s *''A. taiga'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. tanaceticola'' – Northern Europe **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Rhopalomyia tanaceticola'' *''A. taxi'' – Europe **Host unknown but associated with ''
Taxus baccata ''Taxus baccata'' is a species of evergreen tree in the family Taxaceae, native to western, central and southern Europe (including Britain and Ireland), northwest Africa, northern Iran, and southwest Asia.Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain ...
'' *''A. tenuiradialis'' – Europe *''A. tiliaceae'' – Czech Republic **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Didymomyia tiliacea'' *''A. tilicola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Contarinia tiliarum'' *''A. tompanus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on apionid
beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s of the genus ''
Apion Apion Pleistoneices ( el, Ἀπίων Πλειστονίκου ''Apíōn Pleistoníkēs''; 30–20 BC – c. AD 45–48), also called Apion Mochthos, was a Hellenized Egyptian grammarian, sophist, and commentator on Homer. He was born at the Siw ...
'' *''A. torquentis'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. totis'' – Britain *''A. trjapitzini'' – Palaearctic, Near East **A parasitoid on various
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
s, also recorded on a fellow chalcidoid, the encyrtid '' Microterys hortulanus'' *''A. truncatulus'' – France *''A. tymber'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. vaccus'' – Britain *''A. vassolensis'' – Central Europe *''A. veronicae'' – Britain **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Jaapiella veronicae'' *''A. verticalis'' – Britain *''A. verutus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with various
grass Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns a ...
es *''A. viatorum'' – Madeira *''A. vicinus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. viridescens'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Cecidomyia baeri'' *''A. viridinitens'' – Palaearctic *''A. volgodonicus'' – Southern Russia *''A. voranus'' – Britain *''A. westwoodii'' – Central and Southern Europe **A parasitoid of gall midges of the genus ''
Asphondylia ''Asphondylia'' is a cosmopolitan genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. All species in this genus induce galls on plants, especially on flowers and flower buds. There are over 300 described species in ''Asphondylia'', with many m ...
'' *''A. wrangeli'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. xanthomelas'' – Central Europe *''A. xanthopus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s, also recorded on the
bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the ...
'' Carphoborus minimus'' *''A. xeuxes'' – Britain *''A. zerovae'' – Ukraine, Central Russia *''A. zoilus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''
Alopecurus pratensis ''Alopecurus pratensis'', known as the meadow foxtail or the field meadow foxtail, is a perennial grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to Europe and Asia. This common plant is found on grasslands, especially on neutral s ...
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Indomalayan species

*''A. ajmerensis'' – India (
Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern ...
) **A parasitoid on the
mealybug Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Many species are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and subtropical trees and also act as a ...
'' Coccidohystrix insolita'' *''A. annulicornis'' – India (Rajasthan) **A parasitoid on the
mealybug Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Many species are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and subtropical trees and also act as a ...
'' Coccidohystrix insolita'' *''A. asphondyliae'' – India (
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) **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Asphondylia pongamiae'' *''A. bangaloricus'' – India (Karnataka) **A parasitoid on the kerriid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
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Kerria lacca ''Kerria lacca'' is a species of insect in the family Kerriidae, the lac insects. These are in the superfamily Coccoidea, the scale insects. This species is perhaps the most commercially important lac insect, being a main source of lac, a resin ...
'' *''A. basalis'' – Indonesia ( South Moluccas) *''A. coimbatorensis'' – India (
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,
Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
) **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
s *''A. distinguendus'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) **A parasitoid on the
delphacid Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg. Diet and Pest species All species are phytophagous, m ...
bug ''
Perkinsiella saccharicida ''Perkinsiella saccharicida'' (known commonly as the sugarcane planthopper, sugarcane delphacid, and sugarcane leafhopper) is a species of delphacid planthopper A planthopper is any insect in the infraorder Fulgoromorpha, in the suborder Auch ...
'' *''A. flavidus'' – India (Andhra Pradesh) *''A. holochlorus'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) *''A. homochromus'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) **A parasitoid on the
delphacid Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg. Diet and Pest species All species are phytophagous, m ...
bug '' Perkinsiella vastatrix'' *''A. java'' – Indonesia (
Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mo ...
,
Bali Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and ...
) *''A. kuriani'' – India (
Orissa Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of S ...
) **A parasitoid on various pyralid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s *''A. lasallei'' – India (
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) **A parasitoid on various
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
s *''A. lecanii'' – Indonesia (Java, Bali) **A parasitoid on various
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
s *''A. maculatus'' – India (
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) **A parasitoid on the
mealybug Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Many species are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and subtropical trees and also act as a ...
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Ferrisia virgata ''Ferrisia virgata'', commonly known as the striped mealybug, is a species of mealybug belonging to the Pseudococcidae family. ''F. virgata'' parasitizes different crops including cottonplants. Female species are between the long. The species ...
'' *''A. metallicus'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) *''A. nainitalensis'' – India (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh) *A parasitoid on the kerriid bug ''
Kerria lacca ''Kerria lacca'' is a species of insect in the family Kerriidae, the lac insects. These are in the superfamily Coccoidea, the scale insects. This species is perhaps the most commercially important lac insect, being a main source of lac, a resin ...
'' *''A. nigricornis'' – India (Uttar Pradesh) **A parasitoid on the
mealybug Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Many species are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and subtropical trees and also act as a ...
'' Nipaecoccus vastator'' *''A. plesispae'' – Indonesia (Java, Bali) **A parasitoid on the
leaf beetle The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
'' Plesispa reichei'' *''A. psyllidis'' – India (Uttar Pradesh) **Host unknown but associated with ''
Grewia asiatica ''Grewia asiatica'', commonly known as phalsa or falsa,Flora of Indi''Grewia asiatica''/ref> is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family Malvaceae. It was first found in Varanasi, India, and was taken by Buddhist scholars to other Asian ...
'' *''A. purpureus'' –
Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
, India,
Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
,
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
**A parasitoid on a wide range of
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
s, also recorded on some fellow chalcidoids *''A. sankarani'' – India **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. santalinus'' – India (Karnataka) **A parasitoid on the
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
'' Ceroplastes actiniformis'' *''A. tarsalis'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) **A parasitoid on
delphacid Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg. Diet and Pest species All species are phytophagous, m ...
bugs of the genus '' Perkinsiella'' *''A. versicolor'' –
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
**A parasitoid recorded on various
hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typic ...
ns and
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s *''A. yoshimotoi'' – India (Uttar Pradesh) **Host unknown but associated with ''
Mangifera indica ''Mangifera indica'', commonly known as mango, is a species of flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is a large fruit tree, capable of growing to a height of . There are two distinct genetic populations in modern mangoesthe "Indian type ...
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Afrotropical species

*''A. aeruginosus'' – Seychelles *''A. agnatus'' – Seychelles *''A. ambilobei'' – Madagascar *''A. ankaratrae'' – Madagascar *''A. aphloiae'' – Madagascar *''A. aspidomorphae'' –
Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...
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Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
**A parasitoid on
tortoise beetle The Cassidinae (tortoise and leaf-mining beetles) are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. The antennae arise close to each other and some members have the pronotal and elytral edges extended to the side and covering the legs so as ...
s of the genera '' Aspidomorpha'' and '' Conchyloctenia'' *''A. brevistylus'' – Central Africa **A parasitoid on the diopsid
fly Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
'' Diopsis thoracica'' *''A. camerounensis'' –
Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
*''A. cassidocida'' –
Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
**A parasitoid on
tortoise beetle The Cassidinae (tortoise and leaf-mining beetles) are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. The antennae arise close to each other and some members have the pronotal and elytral edges extended to the side and covering the legs so as ...
s of the genus '' Aspidomorpha'' *''A. dineuri'' –
Republic of Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
**A parasitoid recorded on the pyralid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
'' Sylepta derogata'' and the
braconid The Braconidae are a family of parasitoid wasps. After the closely related Ichneumonidae, braconids make up the second-largest family in the order Hymenoptera, with about 17,000 recognized species and many thousands more undescribed. One analysis ...
wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...
'' Apanteles sagax'' *''A. dolichocerus'' – Seychelles *''A. ghananensis'' –
Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
*''A. gowdeyi'' – Uganda **A parasitoid on the
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
'' Pulvinaria jacksoni'' *''A. gravans'' –
Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
,
Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
**A parasitoid on the
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
'' Coccus viridis'' and the
mealybug Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Many species are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and subtropical trees and also act as a ...
'' Ferrisiana chrysophyllae'' *''A. hanangensis'' – Tanzania *''A. harongae'' – Madagascar *''A. hofferi'' –
Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...
*''A. lamiicidus'' – Ghana,
Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
**A parasitoid on
longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...
s of the genus '' Tragocephala'' *''A. leroyi'' –
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*''A. leucopterae'' – Tanzania **A parasitoid on various lyonetiid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the genus '' Leucoptera'', also recorded on fellow eulophids of the genus '' Eulophus'' *''A. longiscutulum'' – Tanzania *''A. marinikius'' – Algeria *''A. melichlorus'' – Ghana *''A. microfuniculus'' – Algeria *''A. negetae'' – Senegal **A parasitoid on the
noctuid The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
'' Negeta luminosa'' *''A. nigriceps'' – Seychelles *''A. pauliani'' – Madagascar **A parasitoid on
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
-producing
insect Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pa ...
s on '' Plectronia spp'' *''A. phytolymae'' –
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**A parasitoid of the
psyllid Psyllidae, the jumping plant lice or psyllids, are a family of small plant-feeding insects that tend to be very host-specific, i.e. each plant-louse species only feeds on one plant species (monophagous) or feeds on a few closely related plants ( ...
bug '' Phytolyma lata'' *''A. procerae'' – West Africa **A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the pyralid moth '' Chilo phaeosema'' *''A. regnieri'' – Congo, Kenya *''A. roseveari'' – Central Africa **A parasitoid on the
psyllid Psyllidae, the jumping plant lice or psyllids, are a family of small plant-feeding insects that tend to be very host-specific, i.e. each plant-louse species only feeds on one plant species (monophagous) or feeds on a few closely related plants ( ...
bug '' Phytolyma lata'' *''A. salebrosus'' – Central Africa **A parasitoid on the
psyllid Psyllidae, the jumping plant lice or psyllids, are a family of small plant-feeding insects that tend to be very host-specific, i.e. each plant-louse species only feeds on one plant species (monophagous) or feeds on a few closely related plants ( ...
bug '' Phytolyma lata'' *''A. scutellaris'' – Tanzania *''A. senegalensis'' – Senegal *''A. spinicornis'' –
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*''A. stictococci'' – West Africa **A parasitoid on stictococcid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
s of the genus '' Stictococcus'' *''A. theioneurus'' – Kenya, Madagascar, Seychelles **A parasitoid recorded on the pyralid
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Chilo partellus ''Chilo partellus'', the spotted stalk borer or spotted stem borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1885. It is found in India, Pakistan, Iran, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, South Africa, Sudan, ...
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braconid The Braconidae are a family of parasitoid wasps. After the closely related Ichneumonidae, braconids make up the second-largest family in the order Hymenoptera, with about 17,000 recognized species and many thousands more undescribed. One analysis ...
wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...
'' Cotesia sesamiae'' *''A. trichionotus'' – Central Africa **A parasitoid on the
psyllid Psyllidae, the jumping plant lice or psyllids, are a family of small plant-feeding insects that tend to be very host-specific, i.e. each plant-louse species only feeds on one plant species (monophagous) or feeds on a few closely related plants ( ...
bug '' Phytolyma lata'' *''A. ugandaensis'' – Uganda **A parasitoid on the stictococcid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
'' Stictococcus gowdeyi''


Nearctic species

*''A. ajax'' – Northern United States *''A. americanus'' *''A. animus'' –
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*''A. anthophilus'' – South eastern
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, north eastern United States **A parasitoid recorded on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Rhopalomyia anthophila'' and the totricid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
'' Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana'' *''A. anthracinus'' – Western
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**A parasitoid on the buprestid
beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
'' Agrilus angelicus'' *''A. banksii'' – Eastern United States **A parasitoid on a fellow eulophid, '' Horismenus nitans'' *''A. blastophagi'' – Eastern United States **A parasitoid on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
'' Callirhytis blastophaga'' *''A. blattae'' – Eastern United States **A parasitoid on
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are a paraphyletic group of insects belonging to Blattodea, containing all members of the group except termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known ...
es of the genus ''
Parcoblatta ''Parcoblatta'' is a genus of 12 species of native North American wood cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are a Paraphyly, paraphyletic group of insects belonging to Blattodea, containing all members of the group except termites. About 30 co ...
'' *''A. burksi'' –
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**A parasitoid on various
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
s *''A. cassidis'' – Eastern United States **A parasitoid on various
leaf beetle The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
s *''A. cincinnatus'' *''A. esurus'' – Canada, United States **A parasitoid recorded on a very wide range of
insect Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pa ...
s – mainly
Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described speci ...
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Arctiidae The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...
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Lasiocampidae The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It i ...
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Lymantriidae The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893. Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The cat ...
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Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
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Oecophoridae Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this. Ta ...
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Pyralidae The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyrali ...
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Tortricidae The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genu ...
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Coleophoridae __NOTOC__ The Coleophoridae are a family of small moths, belonging to the huge superfamily Gelechioidea. Collectively known as case-bearers, casebearing moths or case moths, this family is represented on all continents, but the majority are foun ...
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Coccinellidae Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from . They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in Great Britain. Some entomologists prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as they ...
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Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
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Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus ''Drosophila'' (in the family Drosophilidae), w ...
) and
Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typic ...
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Encyrtidae Encyrtidae is a large family of parasitic wasps, with some 3710 described species in about 455 genera. The larvae of the majority are primary parasitoids on Hemiptera, though other hosts are attacked, and details of the life history can be variab ...
) *''A. faustus'' – Central and western United States **A parasitoid on tephritid
flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced m ...
of the genus ''
Rhagoletis ''Rhagoletis'' is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about 70 species. Name The genus name is partially derived from Ancient Greek ''rhago'' "a kind of spider". This possibly refers to the fact that at least '' R. pomonella'' mimics a jumpi ...
'' *''A. florida'' – Florida *''A. garryana'' – Western Canada and United States **A parasitoid of various
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
s *''A. gelastus'' – Florida **A parasitoid on various
psyllid Psyllidae, the jumping plant lice or psyllids, are a family of small plant-feeding insects that tend to be very host-specific, i.e. each plant-louse species only feeds on one plant species (monophagous) or feeds on a few closely related plants ( ...
and triozid bugs *''A. gibboni'' – Central United States **A parasitoid on the languriid
beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
'' Languria mozardi'' *''A. granulatus'' *''A. hesperius'' –
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**A parasitoid on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
'' Diplolepis ignota'' *''A. hibus'' –
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**A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. hillmeadia'' –
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*''A. homeri'' – Western United States **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. impexus'' –
Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
**A parasitoid on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
'' Disholcaspis quercusglobulus'' *''A. irvingi'' – New Mexico *''A. ischnopterae'' – Central and eastern United States **A parasitoid on various ectobiid
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are a paraphyletic group of insects belonging to Blattodea, containing all members of the group except termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known ...
es *''A. juniperi'' – Canada, northern United States **A parasitoid recorded on various hosts including the
eriophyid Eriophyidae is a family of more than 200 genera of mites, which live as plant parasites, commonly causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues and hence known as gall mites. About 3,600 species have been described, but this is probably ...
mite Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear e ...
'' Trisetacus quadrisetus'', the curculionid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...
'' Anthonomus juniperinus'' and various gall midges *''A. kansasia'' –
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*''A. lasius'' – Central United States **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects ...
'' Asteromyia agrostis'' *''A. longicorpus'' – New Mexico **A parasitoid on the tortricid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
'' Rhyacionia frustrana'' *''A. marcovitchi'' – United States **A parasitoid recorded on various hosts including gall midges, fellow chalcidoids and the curculionid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...
'' Anthonomus juniperinus'' *''A. marilandia'' – Maryland *''A. meltoftei'' –
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*''A. milleri'' – California **A parasitoid on the gelechiid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
'' Recurvaria milleri'' *''A. mymaridis'' – Illinois **A parasitoid on lestid
damselflies Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings alo ...
of the genus ''
Lestes ''Lestes'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Lestidae. The family hold their wings at about 45 degrees to the body when resting. This distinguishes them from most other species of damselflies which hold the wings along, and parallel to, the ...
'' *''A. nebraskensis'' – Eastern Canada, United States **A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the curculionid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...
'' Hypera nigrirostris'' *''A. neuroteri'' – Central and eastern United States **A parasitoid on
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
s of the genus ''
Neuroterus ''Neuroterus'' is a genus of gall wasps that induce galls on oaks in which the wasp larvae live and feed. Some species produce galls that fall off the host plant and 'jump' along the ground due to the movement of the larvae within. ''Neuroteru ...
'' *''A. novus'' – Central and eastern United States *''A. Oklahoma'' – Central United States **A parasitoid on fellow chalcidoids (family
Eurytomidae The Eurytomidae are a family within the superfamily Chalcidoidea. Unlike most chalcidoids, the larvae of many are phytophagous (feeding in stems, seeds, or galls), while others are more typical parasitoids, though even then the hosts are usual ...
) *''A. oncideridis'' –
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**A parasitoid on the
longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...
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Oncideres cingulata ''Oncideres cingulata'', the twig girdler, is a brownish-gray beetle, typically in length, in the longhorn beetle family. It is characterized by long antennae, long. Distribution The species is found in Eastern and Gulf Coast of the United Sta ...
'' *''A. orbitalis'' – Mexico, California *''A. oviductus'' – Maryland *''A. pandora'' –
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**A parasitoid on the saturniid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
'' Coloradia pandora'' *''A. pattersonae'' – United States **A parasitoid on various
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
s *''A. politi'' – Eastern and southern United States **A parasitoid on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
'' Xanthoteras politum'' *''A. polynemae'' – Central and eastern United States **A parasitoid on various
Odonata Odonata is an order of flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies. Members of the group first appeared during the Triassic, though members of their total group, Odonatoptera, first appeared in Late Carboniferous. The two comm ...
and the
fairyfly The Mymaridae, commonly known as fairyflies or fairy wasps, are a family of chalcidoid wasps found in temperate and tropical regions throughout the world. The family contains around 100 genera with 1400 species. Fairyflies are very tiny insects ...
'' Polynema needhami'' *''A. psyllaephagus'' –
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**A parasitoid on the triozid bug '' Trioza collaris'' *''A. punctatifrons'' – Arizona **A parasitoid on the lyonetiid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
'' Paraleucoptera albella'' *''A. rosae'' – North America **A parasitoid on
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
s of the genus '' Diplolepis'' *''A. semiauraticeps'' – United States **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. silvaticus'' – North America **A parasitoid on various
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s, also recorded on the diprionid
sawfly Sawflies are the insects of the suborder Symphyta within the order Hymenoptera, alongside ants, bees, and wasps. The common name comes from the saw-like appearance of the ovipositor, which the females use to cut into the plants where they lay ...
'' Neodiprion swainei'' *''A. smilax'' - Florida **
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
inducer on '' Smilax havanensis'' *''A. strobilus'' – North America **A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the tortricid moth ''
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ichneumon wasp The Ichneumonidae, also known as the ichneumon wasps, Darwin wasps, or ichneumonids, are a family of parasitoid wasps of the insect order Hymenoptera. They are one of the most diverse groups within the Hymenoptera with roughly 25,000 species cur ...
'' Glypta evetriae'' *''A. tesserus'' – Northern United States **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. varicornis'' – Northeastern United States **A parasitoid on various tortricid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s *''A. verrucarii'' – United States **A parasitoid on
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
s of the genus ''
Neuroterus ''Neuroterus'' is a genus of gall wasps that induce galls on oaks in which the wasp larvae live and feed. Some species produce galls that fall off the host plant and 'jump' along the ground due to the movement of the larvae within. ''Neuroteru ...
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Neotropical species

*''A. acutipennis'' –
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*''A. arachnophagus'' –
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**A parasitoid on various araneid and
theridiid Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globally distributed family includes over 3,000 spec ...
spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
s. *''A. ashmeadi'' – Grenada *''A. baccharidis'' –
Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
*''A. bahiensis'' –
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
(
Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...
) **Host unknown but associated with '' Ocotea opoifera'' *''A. basilaris'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. basimaculata'' –
Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...
*''A. bondari'' – Brazil (Bahia) **A parasitoid on the pauliniid
grasshopper Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grasshopp ...
'' Paulinia elegans'' *''A. brasiliensis'' – Brazil (
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring ...
) *''A. cacus'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. chapadae'' – South America **A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of
insect Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pa ...
s including
weevils Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...
, gall midges,
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
s, gelechiid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s and
braconid The Braconidae are a family of parasitoid wasps. After the closely related Ichneumonidae, braconids make up the second-largest family in the order Hymenoptera, with about 17,000 recognized species and many thousands more undescribed. One analysis ...
wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...
s *''A. cleonica'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. colliguayae'' – Chile **
Phytophagous A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage or marine algae, for the main component of its diet. As a result of their plant diet, herbivorous animals typically have mouthpar ...
, causing
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
s on ''
Colliguaja odorifera ''Colliguaja odorifera'' is a lignotuberous species of the family Euphorbiaceae. Occurrence is in portions of South America, specifically in the Chilean matorral, where it can be found on both south and north-facing slopes. Each of these slopes h ...
'' *''A. coxalis'' – Grenada *''A. cupreus'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. daimachus'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. elevatus'' – Grenada *''A. februus'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. femoratus'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. hyalinipennis'' – Paraguay *''A. ignigenus'' – Argentina *''A. infulatus'' – Argentina *''A. longicornis'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. melleus'' – Brazil (
Pará Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian state) ...
) *''A. narcaeus'' – Chile *''A. naucles'' – Chile **Host unknown but associated with ''
Prosopis tamarugo ''Prosopis tamarugo'', commonly known as the tamarugo, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamilia Mimosoideae. It is only found in northern Chile, particularly in the Pampa del Tamarugal, some east of the city of I ...
'' *''A. norax'' – Chile **A parasitoid on the lasiocampid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
'' Macromphalia dedecora'' *''A. phryno'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. polypaea'' – Chile *''A. punctifrons'' – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. riverai'' – South America **A parasitoid of
theridiid Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globally distributed family includes over 3,000 spec ...
spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
s of the genus ''
Latrodectus ''Latrodectus'' is a broadly distributed genus of spiders with several species that are commonly known as the true widows. This group is composed of those often loosely called black widow spiders, brown widow spiders, and similar spiders. Howeve ...
'' *''A. similis'' – Grenada *''A. socialis'' – Chile *''A. thomasi'' – Chile *''A. vaquitarum'' – South America, Caribbean **A parasitoid recorded on the curculionid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...
'' Lachnopus coffeae'' and the elachistid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
'' Donacivola saccharella'' *''A. viridis'' – Grenada *''A. vulgaris'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. xenocles'' – Chile **A parasitoid of
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
s of the genus ''
Ceroplastes ''Ceroplastes'' is a genus of wax scales in the family Coccidae The Coccidae are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily Coccoidea. They are commonly known as soft scales, wax scales or tortoise scales. The females are flat wit ...
'' *''A. zemani'' – South America **A parasitoid of various
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than th ...
s


Australasian species

*''A. acomatus'' –
Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...
*''A. acuminativentris'' – Queensland *''A. acuminatus'' – Queensland *''A. acutiventris'' – Queensland *''A. aeneithorax'' – Queensland *''A. aeneoculex'' – Queensland **A parasitoid of
leaf beetle The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
s of the genus '' Galeruca'' *''A. aeneon'' – Queensland *''A. aenosus'' – Queensland *''A. aeneus'' – Queensland *''A. affinis'' – Queensland *''A. anna'' – Queensland *''A. arses'' –
Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...
*''A. atrellus'' – Queensland *''A. atristigma'' – Queensland *''A. atriventris'' – Queensland *''A. aura'' – Queensland *''A. auriflavus'' – Queensland **A parasitoid associated with
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
producing insects on ''
Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as euca ...
'' *''A. aurios'' – Queensland *''A. auriscutellum'' – Queensland *''A. auriventris'' – Queensland *''A. australicus'' – Queensland *''A. baucis'' –
Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
*''A. bicolor'' – Queensland *''A. bilongifasciatus'' – Queensland *''A. boswelli'' – Queensland *''A. boussingaulti'' – Queensland *''A. brevis'' – Queensland *''A. brevistigma'' –
South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
*''A. brunneiventris'' – Queensland *''A. brunneus'' – Queensland *''A. burmeisteri'' –
Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...
*''A. cinctiventer'' – Queensland *''A. cinctiventris'' –
New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...
*''A. cobdeni'' – Queensland *''A. consimilis'' – Queensland *''A. consobrinus'' – Queensland **A parasitoid associated with
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
producing insects on ''
Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as euca ...
'' *''A. cressoni'' – Queensland *''A. culex'' – Queensland *''A. darwini'' – Queensland *''A. darwinianus'' – Queensland *''A. decii'' – Queensland *''A. dei'' – Queensland *''A. dymas'' – Tasmania *''A. eucalypti'' – South Australia **A parasitoid on fellow chalcidoids: recorded on '' Rhicnopletella'' spp. (
Eulophidae The Eulophidae are a large family of hymenopteran insects, with over 4,300 described species in some 300 genera. The family includes the genus ''Elasmus'', which used to be treated as a separate family, "Elasmidae", and is now treated as a subf ...
) and '' Neomegastigmus ater'' (
Torymidae Torymidae is a family of wasps in the superfamily Chalcidoidea. Most species in this family are small with attractive metallic coloration, and females generally have long ovipositors. Many are parasitoids on gall-forming insects, and some are phy ...
) *''A. fannius'' – Tasmania *''A. fasciativenter'' – Tasmania *''A. fasciativentris'' – New South Wales *''A. fasciativentrosus'' – Queensland *''A. filiformis'' – New South Wales *''A. flavellinus'' – Queensland *''A. flavellus'' – Queensland *''A. flavicaput'' – Queensland *''A. flavicollis'' – Queensland *''A. flavicornis'' – Queensland *''A. flavios'' – Queensland *''A. flavipostscutellum'' – Queensland *''A. flaviscapus'' – Queensland *''A. flaviscutellum'' – Queensland *''A. flavobasalis'' – Queensland *''A. flavus'' – Queensland *''A. froggatti'' – New South Wales *''A. fulgens'' – Queensland *''A. fulvipostscutellum'' – Queensland *''A. fuscipennatus'' – South Australia *''A. fuscipennis'' – Queensland *''A. fuscitibiae'' – Tasmania *''A. fuscosus'' – Queensland *''A. fuscus'' – Queensland *''A. gloriosus'' – Queensland *''A. glycon'' – Tasmania *''A. gobius'' – Queensland *''A. gregi'' – Queensland *''A. grotiusi'' – Queensland *''A. guttatus'' – Queensland *''A. haeckeli'' – Queensland *''A. handeli'' – Queensland *''A. hetaericos'' – Queensland *''A. hexguttativentris'' – Queensland *''A. hyalinus'' – Queensland *''A. imago'' – New South Wales *''A. imperialis'' – Queensland *''A. indigenus'' – Queensland *''A. inghamensis'' – Queensland *''A. intentatus'' – Queensland *''A. io'' – Queensland *''A. ion'' – Queensland *''A. kelloggi'' – Queensland *''A. latithorax'' – Queensland *''A. lelaps'' – Western Australia *''A. lenini'' – Queensland *''A. limbus'' – Tasmania *''A. lineatus'' – Queensland *''A. longiclavus'' – Queensland *''A. longipennis'' – Queensland *''A. longiventris'' – Queensland *''A. lustris'' – Queensland *''A. mahometi'' – Queensland *''A. marginatus'' – Queensland *''A. margiscutellum'' – Queensland *''A. margiscutum'' – Queensland **A parasitoid associated with
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
producing insects on ''
Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as euca ...
'' *''A. margiventris'' – Queensland *''A. margiventrosus'' – Queensland *''A. maximus'' – Queensland *''A. meridialis'' – Queensland *''A. meridianus'' –
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...
*''A. mesmeri'' – Queensland *''A. minutissimus'' – Queensland *''A. mirus'' – Queensland *''A. misericordia'' – Queensland *''A. montanus'' – Queensland *''A. monticola'' – Queensland *''A. morum'' – Queensland *''A. multifasciatus'' – Queensland *''A. necopinatus'' – Queensland *''A. neis'' – Tasmania *''A. nelsonensis'' – Queensland *''A. nigriclava'' – Queensland *''A. nigrithorax'' – Queensland *''A. nomadis'' – Queensland *''A. novifasciatus'' – Queensland *''A. nubilipennis'' – Queensland *''A. nugatorius'' – Queensland *''A. nympha'' – Queensland *''A. obscurus'' – Queensland *''A. occultus'' – Queensland *''A. octoguttatus'' – New South Wales *''A. pallidicaput'' – Queensland *''A. pallidiventris'' – Queensland *''A. parvulus'' – Queensland *''A. pax'' – Queensland *''A. perkinsi'' – Queensland *''A. perobscurus'' – South Australia *''A. perpulcher'' – Queensland *''A. platoni'' – Queensland *''A. polychromus'' – Northern Territory *''A. pomosus'' – Queensland *''A. pontiac'' – South Australia *''A. postscutellatus'' – Queensland *''A. proto'' – Tasmania *''A. pulcher'' – Queensland *''A. pulchrinotatus'' – Queensland *''A. pullus'' – Queensland *''A. purpureicorpus'' – Queensland *''A. purpureithorax'' – Queensland *''A. purpureivarius'' – Queensland *''A. quadrifasciatus'' – Queensland *''A. quadriguttativentris'' – Queensland *''A. quadrimaculae'' – Queensland *''A. quadrimaculatus'' – Queensland *''A. queenslandensis'' – Queensland *''A. quinqnigrimaculae'' – Victoria **A parasitoid associated with
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
producing insects on ''
Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as euca ...
'' *''A. rieki'' – Queensland *''A. rotundiventris'' – Queensland *''A. rufiscutellum'' – Queensland *''A. saintpierrei'' – Queensland **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. saltensis'' – Queensland *''A. salto'' – Queensland *''A. saltus'' – Queensland *''A. sannio'' – Queensland *''A. sannion'' – Queensland *''A. schilleri'' – Queensland *''A. secus'' – Queensland **A parasitoid associated with
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
producing insects on ''
Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as euca ...
'' *''A. semiflaviceps'' – Queensland *''A. septemguttatus'' – Queensland *''A. sexguttatus'' – Queensland *''A. seymourensis'' – Queensland *''A. silvarum'' – Queensland *''A. silvensis'' – Queensland *''A. speciosissimus'' – Queensland *''A. speciosus'' – Queensland *''A. spissigradus'' – Queensland *''A. subfasciativentris'' – Queensland *''A. sublustris'' – Queensland *''A. sulcatus'' – Queensland *''A. sulfureiventris'' – Queensland **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. susurrus'' – Queensland *''A. tarsatus'' – Queensland *''A. teiae'' – Queensland **A parasitoid on lymantriid
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the genus ''
Teia Teia (died 552 or 553 AD), also known as Teja, Theia, Thila, Thela, and Teias, was the last Ostrogothic King of Italy. He led troops during the Battle of Busta Gallorum and had noncombatant Romans slaughtered in its aftermath. In late 552/early ...
'', also recorded on the
leaf beetle The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
'' Galeruca semipullata'' *''A. tenuis'' – Queensland *''A. thalesi'' – Queensland *''A. transversifasciatus'' – New South Wales *''A. tricolor'' – Queensland **A parasitoid associated with
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
producing insects on ''
Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as euca ...
'' *''A. trifasciatus'' – Queensland *''A. trimaculosus'' – Queensland *''A. unfasciativentris'' – Queensland *''A. valens'' – Tasmania *''A. varicolor'' – Queensland *''A. variegatus'' – Queensland *''A. verus'' – Victoria *''A. victoriensis'' – Victoria **A parasitoid on various
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener ...
s *''A. viridicyaneus'' – Queensland *''A. viridiflavus'' – Queensland *''A. viridiscapus'' – Queensland *''A. viridithorax'' – Queensland *''A. vivatus'' – Queensland *''A. wallacei'' – Queensland *''A. walsinghami'' – Victoria *''A. xanther'' – Northern Territory, Queensland *''A. xanthicolor'' – Queensland *''A. xenares'' – New South Wales, Tasmania *''A. zaleucus'' – Tasmania


References


External links


Fauna EuropaeaUniversal Chalcidoidea Database
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4782137 Eulophidae Cosmopolitan arthropods