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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 hymenopteran
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 ...
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 s ...
. The genus was erected by John O. Westwood in 1833. This very large group (about 800 described species) of
parasitoid wasp Parasitoid wasps are a large group of hymenopteran superfamilies, with all but the wood wasps (Orussoidea) being in the wasp-waisted Apocrita. As parasitoids, they lay their eggs on or in the bodies of other arthropods, sooner or later causin ...
s has a global distribution.


Species


Widespread species

*''A. antiguensis'' – Caribbean,
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**A parasitoid 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 '' 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
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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 ...
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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 **A parasitoid of blattid
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are a Paraphyly, 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 we ...
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 (
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, southern Africa **A parasitoid of various bugs – members of the families Cicadellidae, Delphacidae and Tropiduchidae 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 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 insects *''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'' *''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 us ...
s *''A. dubius'' –
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**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, t ...
in the Sexavaini *''A. fasciatus'' – Northern
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, Caribbean,
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**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 us ...
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 us ...
s *''A. formosanus'' –
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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 Africa ...
**A parasitoid on various delphacid 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 for biocontrol of
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are a Paraphyly, 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 we ...
es **A parasitoid of various
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are a Paraphyly, 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 we ...
es, also recorded from bark beetles 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 us ...
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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**A parasitoid on the delphacid 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 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 us ...
s *''A. minutus'' – Holarctic, Neotropical, North Africa **A parasitoid recorded on a huge range of hosts including many Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera and Neuroptera *''A. neglectus'' – Holarctic, North Africa, Near East and Indomalaya **A parasitoid on various
lady beetles 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 ...
, 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 us ...
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'' *''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 us ...
'' Dasineura leguminicola'' and chloropid
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'' *''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'' *''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 us ...
s and apid bees *''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 insects 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'' –
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**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 us ...
s of the genus '' Asphondylia'', 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 us ...
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 insects of the genus '' Ceroplastes'' *''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 us ...
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, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. 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 us ...
'' 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 ...
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 us ...
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) *''A. agevilleae'' –
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, Slovakia **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 us ...
''Agevillea, Agevillea abietis'' *''A. agrus'' – Palaearctic *''A. albae'' – People's Republic of China, China (Shaanxi province) **A parasitoid of the bark beetle ''Cryphalus, 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 us ...
''Massalongia, Massalongia rubra'' and 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 ...
''Rhodites, Rhodites mayri'' *''A. amenon'' – 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 us ...
''Dasineura, Dasineura ulmariae'' *''A. andalusicus'' – Spain **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 ''Plagiotrochus'' *''A. annulatus'' – Central Europe **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 us ...
''Asphondylia, Asphondylia sarothamni'' and some
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 insects *''A. anodaphus'' – 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 us ...
''Rhopalomyia, 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 us ...
s *''A. apiculatus'' – Palaearctic *''A. aquaticus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''Phragmites australis'' *''A. aquilus'' – Great Britain, 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 us ...
''Dasineura, Dasineura trifolii'' *''A. arathis'' – Britain *''A. arenarius'' – Europe *''A. aristaeus'' – Palaearctic *''A. arrabonicus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''Meadow Foxtail, Alopecurus pratensis'' *''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 us ...
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 us ...
''Contarinia, Contarinia artemisiae'' *''A. askewi'' – France **Host unknown but associated with ''Carrot, Daucus carota'' *''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 us ...
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 ''Diplolepis (wasp), Diplolepsis'' *''A. avetjanae'' – Armenia **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 ...
''Diplolepsis fructuum'' *''A. azoricus'' – Azores *''A. bakkendorfi'' – Denmark **A parasitoid associated with gall producing insects on ''Astragalus, Astragalus glycyphyllos'' *''A. balasi'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid of
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 – recorded on Gracillariidae, gracillariids of the genus ''Phyllocnistis'' and the tortricid ''Pseudargyrotoza, Pseudargyrotoza conwagana'' *''A. beringi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. beroe'' – Britain *''A. beyazus'' – Iran *''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 ...
''Biorhiza, Biorhiza pallida'' (which causes oak apples) *''A. blandus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. blastophagusi'' – China (Heilongjiang) **A parasitoid of the bark beetles ''Ips subelongatus'' and ''Tomicus, Tomicus pilifer'' *''A. boreus'' – Europe **A parasitoid of the Tephritidae, tephritid fly, fruit flies ''Euleia, Euleia heraclei'' and ''Philophylla, 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 us ...
s, also recorded on the Nepticulidae, nepticulid
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 ...
''Nepticula, Nepticula argyropeza'' *''A. brevipennis'' – Czech Republic, Slovakia *''A. bucculentus'' – Armenia, Turkey, Israel **A parasitoid on a fellow chalcidoid – the eurytomid ''Eurytoma, 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 us ...
s *''A. calvus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on the
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are a Paraphyly, 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 we ...
''Loboptera, 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, 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 us ...
''Bayeria, 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 us ...
''Dasineura, Dasineura alopecuri'' *''A. cebennicus'' – France *''A. cecidomyiarum'' – 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 us ...
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 ...
''Biorhiza, Biorhiza pallida'' (which causes oak apples) *''A. celtidis'' – Europe **A parasitoid on leaf beetles of the genus ''Pyrrhalta'', also recorded on the Gracillariidae, 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, 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 us ...
''Macrodiplosis, 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 us ...
''Dasineura, 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 us ...
''Rabdophaga, 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 us ...
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, Aylax rogenhoferi'' *''A. citripes'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various Dytiscidae, 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 Lasiocampidae, 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 ...
''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 insects *''A. claviger'' – Palaearctic *''A. coccidiphagus'' – Britain **A parasitoid on Kermesidae, kermesid scale insects of the genus ''Kermes (insect), Kermes'' *''A. collega'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. constrictus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on Brentidae, brentid beetles of the genus ''Apion (beetle), Apion'' 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, 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 beetles *''A. csokakoensis'' – Palaearctic *''A. culminis'' – France *''A. cultratus'' – Britain *''A. curtivena'' – France *''A. cycladum'' – Greece **Host unknown but associated with ''Thymelaea, Thymelaea hirsuta'' *''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 (Guizhou province) **A parasitoid on various bark beetle, bark and longhorn beetles *''A. deobensis'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the Tenthredinidae, tenthredinid sawfly ''Pontania, Pontania viminalis'' *''A. dezhnevi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. distichus'' – Central Europe *''A. diversus'' – Palaearctic **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 ...
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 Gracillariidae, gracillariid and Lyonetiidae, 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
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 us ...
''Dasineura, Dasineura ulmariae'' *''A. dryocoetae'' – Sweden *''A. dryocosmi'' – China (Zhejiang 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 ...
''Dryocosmus, Dryocosmus kuriphilus'' *''A. durmitorensis'' – former Yugoslavia *''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 us ...
''Cystiphora, Cystiphora sonchi'' *''A. elongatus'' – Europe, Near East **A parasitoid of variousChalcid wasp, 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 us ...
''Dasineura, Dasineura alopecuri'' *''A. epicharmus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. epilobiellus'' – Netherlands **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 us ...
''Dasineura, 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 us ...
''Dasineura, 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 us ...
''Cecidomyia, Cecidomyia ericoscopariae'' *''A. eriophyes'' – Europe, Near East :A parasitoid on various Eriophyidae, eriophyid mites *''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, 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 ...
s including Apionidae, 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, Ledridae, ledrid bugs,
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 eurytomid chalcidoids *''A. extensus'' – France *''A. fabicola'' – 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 us ...
''Lasioptera, Lasioptera fabae'' *''A. facetus'' – Russia (Republic of Adygea, Adygea) *''A. femoralis'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
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 (family Curculionidae) 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 (families Gracillariidae and Lyonetiidae) *''A. flavicapitus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. flavifrons'' – Italy, Madeira **A parasitoid on the Agromyzidae, agromyzid fly ''Cerodontha, Cerodontha pygmaea'' *''A. flavovarius'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the Gracillariidae, 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, Lithocolletis platani'' *''A. flumenius'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. fonscolombei'' – Palaearctic *''A. foraminifer'' – France *''A. forsteri'' – Palaearctic **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. fukutai'' – China (Hebei), Taiwan **A parasitoid on various longhorn beetles *''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, 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 us ...
'' 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, Callirhytis glandium'' *''A. gnomus'' – Palaearctic *''A. graciliclava'' – Greece *''A. grahami'' – Moldova **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 ''Tomicus, Tomicus minor'' *''A. hians'' – Madeira *''A. holomelas'' – Hungary **Host unknown but associated with ''Quercus cerris'' *''A. holoxanthus'' – Eastern Palaearctic *''A. humilis'' – Western Europe **A parasitoid of gall midges of the genus ''Mayetiola'' *''A. hyperfuniculus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. ibericus'' – Spain *''A. ilexi'' – China (Jiangxi) **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. impurus'' – Switzerland *''A. incrassatus'' – Britain **Host unknown but associated with ''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 Kermesidae, kermesid scale insects 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, Carpocapsa pomonella'' and the fellow Eulophidae, eulophid ''Tetrastichus, Tetrastichus pachyneurus'' *''A. levadiensis'' – Greece *''A. ligus'' – Britain *''A. lituratus'' – Poland *''A. longiclava'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. longipectus'' – Southern Russia (Astrakhan Oblast) *''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, 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 us ...
''Dasineura, Dasineura crataegi'' *''A. malagensis'' – Spain *''A. mandanis'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various delphacid bugs *''A. masculinus'' – France *''A. massonianae'' – China (Guizhou) **A parasitoid on the bark beetle ''Cryphalus, Cryphalus massonianus'' *''A. maurus'' – Hungary *''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 us ...
''Dasineura, Dasineura abietiperda'' *''A. microocellus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. mimulus'' – Greece *''A. minimus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of gall midges of the genus ''Rabdophaga'' *''A. miridivorus'' – France, Italy **A parasitoid of various Miridae, mirid 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 us ...
''Dasineura, Dasineura mali'' *''A. morairensis'' – Spain *''A. muiri'' – China (Guangdong) *''A. mycerinus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''Salix 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 us ...
''Contarinia, Contarinia rumicis'' *''A. natans'' – Central Russia, Ukraine **A parasitoid on various Dytiscidae, 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 us ...
''Agevillea, Agevillea abietis'' *''A. nubigenus'' – Palaearctic *''A. nymphis'' – Britain *''A. obliquus'' – Palaearctic *''A. occidentalis'' – Southern Europe, Canary Islands, Madeira *''A. oculisetatus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. oreophilus'' – Europe **A parasitoid recorded on the leaf beetle ''Cryptocephalus, Cryptocephalus pini'' and 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 ...
''Cynips, Cynips caputmedusae'' *''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 ''Lipara (fly), Lipara lucens'') *''A. oropus'' – Britain *''A. ovivorax'' – Europe **A parasitoid of the cricket (insect), cricket ''Oecanthus, Oecanthus pellucens'' *''A. pachyneuros'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various Kermesidae, kermesid scale insects and fellow chalcidoids *''A. pallidipedes'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. pallidipes'' – Japan *''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 spp'' *''A. phineus'' – Europe *''A. phloeophthori'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the bark beetle ''Phloeophthorus, 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 us ...
''Giraudiella, Giraudiella inclusa'' *''A. phragmitinus'' – Europe **Host unknown but associated with ''Phragmites spp'' *''A. ping'' – Spain *''A. plagioderae'' – Moldova **A parasitoid on the leaf beetle ''Plagiodera, Plagiodera versicolora'' *''A. plangon'' – Britain *''A. planiusculus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on Sesiidae, 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'' *''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, Chilaspis nitida'' and Gracillariidae, 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 ''Apriona, Apriona germarii'' *''A. prosymna'' – Britain *''A. pseudopodiellus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on Lestidae, lestid damselfly, damselflies of the genus ''Lestes'' *''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 us ...
''Dasineura, 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 Chalcid wasp, chalcidoids and the Yponomeutidae, 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 ...
''Argyresthia, Argyresthia conjugella'' *''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 us ...
''Lasioptera, 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 us ...
''Lasioptera, 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 ...
''Neuroterus, Neuroterus quercusbaccarum'' *''A. rufiscapus'' – Britain *''A. rufus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on Dytiscidae, 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 Brentidae, 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 (beetle), Apion'' *''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 us ...
''Jaapiella, Jaapiella veronicae'' *''Aprostocetus sensuna, A. sensuna'' – Switzerland *''A. serratularum'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various Tephritidae, tephritid fly, flies, 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 ''Eulecanium, 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 ''Downy Birch, Betula pubescens'' *''A. subanellatus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''Agrostis'' 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 us ...
''Planetella, Planetella frireni'' *''A. suevius'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various leaf beetles *''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 us ...
''Rhopalopyia, Rhopalomyia tanaceticola'' *''A. taxi'' – Europe **Host unknown but associated with ''Taxus baccata'' *''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 us ...
''Didymomyia, 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 us ...
''Contarinia, Contarinia tiliarum'' *''A. tompanus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on Apionidae, 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 (beetle), Apion'' *''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 insects, also recorded on a fellow chalcidoid, the Encyrtidae, encyrtid ''Microterys, 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 us ...
''Jaapiella, Jaapiella veronicae'' *''A. verticalis'' – Britain *''A. verutus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with various grasses *''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 us ...
''Cecidomyia, 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'' *''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 ''Carphoborus, Carphoborus minimus'' *''A. xeuxes'' – Britain *''A. Marina Zerova, zerovae'' – Ukraine, Central Russia *''A. zoilus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''Meadow Foxtail, Alopecurus pratensis''


Indomalayan species

*''A. ajmerensis'' – India (Rajasthan) **A parasitoid on the mealybug ''Coccidohystrix, Coccidohystrix insolita'' *''A. annulicornis'' – India (Rajasthan) **A parasitoid on the mealybug ''Coccidohystrix, Coccidohystrix insolita'' *''A. asphondyliae'' – India (Karnataka) **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 us ...
''Asphondylia, Asphondylia pongamiae'' *''A. bangaloricus'' – India (Karnataka) **A parasitoid on the Kerriidae, kerriid scale insect ''Kerria lacca'' *''A. basalis'' – Indonesia (Maluku Islands, South Moluccas) *''A. coimbatorensis'' – India (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu) **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. distinguendus'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) **A parasitoid on the delphacid bug ''Perkinsiella, Perkinsiella saccharicida'' *''A. flavidus'' – India (Andhra Pradesh) *''A. holochlorus'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) *''A. homochromus'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) **A parasitoid on the delphacid bug ''Perkinsiella, Perkinsiella vastatrix'' *''A. java'' – Indonesia (Java (island), Java, Bali) *''A. kuriani'' – India (Orissa, India, Orissa) **A parasitoid on various Pyralidae, 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 (Uttarakhand) **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 insects *''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 insects *''A. maculatus'' – India (Uttar Pradesh) **A parasitoid on the mealybug ''Ferrisia virgata'' *''A. metallicus'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) *''A. nainitalensis'' – India (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh) *A parasitoid on the Kerriidae, kerriid bug ''Kerria lacca'' *''A. nigricornis'' – India (Uttar Pradesh) **A parasitoid on the mealybug ''Nipaecoccus, Nipaecoccus vastator'' *''A. plesispae'' – Indonesia (Java, Bali) **A parasitoid on the leaf beetle ''Plesispa, Plesispa reichei'' *''A. psyllidis'' – India (Uttar Pradesh) **Host unknown but associated with ''Grewia, Grewia asiatica'' *''A. purpureus'' – Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia **A parasitoid on a wide range of scale insects, 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 ''Ceroplastes, Ceroplastes actiniformis'' *''A. tarsalis'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) **A parasitoid on delphacid bugs of the genus ''Perkinsiella'' *''A. versicolor'' – Sri Lanka **A parasitoid recorded on various hymenopterans 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 ''Mango, Mangifera indica''


Afrotropical species

*''A. aeruginosus'' – Seychelles *''A. agnatus'' – Seychelles *''A. ambilobei'' – Madagascar *''A. ankaratrae'' – Madagascar *''A. aphloiae'' – Madagascar *''A. aspidomorphae'' – Kenya, Uganda **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 ''Diopsis, Diopsis thoracica'' *''A. camerounensis'' – Cameroon *''A. cassidocida'' – Senegal **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 **A parasitoid recorded on the Pyralidae, 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 Braconidae, braconid
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, Apanteles sagax'' *''A. dolichocerus'' – Seychelles *''A. ghananensis'' – Ghana *''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 ''Pulvinaria jacksoni'' *''A. gravans'' – Eritrea, Tanzania **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 ''Coccus viridis'' and the mealybug ''Ferrisiana chrysophyllae'' *''A. hanangensis'' – Tanzania *''A. harongae'' – Madagascar *''A. hofferi'' – Algeria *''A. lamiicidus'' – Ghana, Nigeria **A parasitoid on longhorn beetles of the genus ''Tragocephala'' *''A. leroyi'' – Democratic Republic of the Congo *''A. leucopterae'' – Tanzania **A parasitoid on various Lyonetiidae, 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 (moth), 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 Noctuidae, noctuid
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-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 ...
s on ''Plectronia spp'' *''A. phytolymae'' – Côte d'Ivoire **A parasitoid of the Psyllidae, psyllid bug ''Phytolyma, Phytolyma lata'' *''A. procerae'' – West Africa **A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the Pyralidae, pyralid moth ''Chilo phaeosema'' *''A. regnieri'' – Congo, Kenya *''A. roseveari'' – Central Africa **A parasitoid on the psyllid bug ''Phytolyma, Phytolyma lata'' *''A. salebrosus'' – Central Africa **A parasitoid on the psyllid bug ''Phytolyma, Phytolyma lata'' *''A. scutellaris'' – Tanzania *''A. senegalensis'' – Senegal *''A. spinicornis'' – Rwanda *''A. stictococci'' – West Africa **A parasitoid on Stictococcidae, stictococcid scale insects of the genus ''Stictococcus'' *''A. theioneurus'' – Kenya, Madagascar, Seychelles **A parasitoid recorded on the Pyralidae, 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 ...
''Chilo partellus'' and the Braconidae, braconid
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 bug ''Phytolyma, Phytolyma lata'' *''A. ugandaensis'' – Uganda **A parasitoid on the Stictococcidae, stictococcid scale insect ''Stictococcus gowdeyi''


Nearctic species

*''A. ajax'' – Northern United States *''A. americanus'' *''A. animus'' – Mexico, New Mexico *''A. anthophilus'' – South eastern Canada, 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 us ...
''Rhopalomyia anthophila'' and the Tortricidae, 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 North America **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 Eulophidae, 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 Paraphyly, 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 we ...
es of the genus ''Parcoblatta'' *''A. burksi'' – California **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 beetles *''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 ...
s – mainly Lepidoptera (Arctiidae, Lasiocampidae, Lymantriidae, Noctuidae, Oecophoridae, Pyralidae, Tortricidae) but also Coleophoridae (Coccinellidae), Diptera (Tephritidae) and Hymenoptera (Encyrtidae) *''A. faustus'' – Central and western United States **A parasitoid on Tephritidae, tephritid fly, flies of the genus ''Rhagoletis'' *''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 Psyllidae, psyllid and triozid bugs *''A. gibboni'' – Central United States **A parasitoid on the Languriidae, 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, Languria mozardi'' *''A. granulatus'' *''A. hesperius'' – Illinois **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'' – California **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. hillmeadia'' – Maryland *''A. homeri'' – Western United States **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. impexus'' – Virginia **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, Disholcaspis quercusglobulus'' *''A. irvingi'' – New Mexico *''A. ischnopterae'' – Central and eastern United States **A parasitoid on various Ectobiidae, ectobiid
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are a Paraphyly, 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 we ...
es *''A. juniperi'' – Canada, northern United States **A parasitoid recorded on various hosts including the Eriophyidae, eriophyid mite ''Trisetacus, 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, Anthonomus juniperinus'' and various gall midges *''A. kansasia'' – Kansas *''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 us ...
''Asteromyia, 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, 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, Anthonomus juniperinus'' *''A. marilandia'' – Maryland *''A. meltoftei'' – Greenland *''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, Recurvaria milleri'' *''A. mymaridis'' – Illinois **A parasitoid on Lestidae, lestid damselfly, damselflies of the genus ''Lestes'' *''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, 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'' *''A. novus'' – Central and eastern United States *''A. Oklahoma'' – Central United States **A parasitoid on fellow chalcidoids (family Eurytomidae) *''A. oncideridis'' – West Virginia **A parasitoid on the longhorn beetle ''Oncideres, Oncideres cingulata'' *''A. orbitalis'' – Mexico, California *''A. oviductus'' – Maryland *''A. pandora'' – Oregon **A parasitoid on the Saturniidae, 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, Xanthoteras politum'' *''A. polynemae'' – Central and eastern United States **A parasitoid on various Odonata and the fairyfly ''Polynema needhami'' *''A. psyllaephagus'' – Arizona **A parasitoid on the triozid bug ''Trioza collaris'' *''A. punctatifrons'' – Arizona **A parasitoid on the Lyonetiidae, 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, 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 (wasp), 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 Diprionidae, diprionid sawfly ''Neodiprion, Neodiprion swainei'' *''A. smilax'' - Florida **gall inducer on ''Smilax havanensis'' *''A. strobilus'' – North America **A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the tortricid moth ''Barbara (moth), Barbara colfaxiana'' and the ichneumon wasp ''Glypta, 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''


Neotropical species

*''A. acutipennis'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. arachnophagus'' – Argentina, Uruguay **A parasitoid on various Araneidae, araneid and Theridiidae, theridiid spiders. *''A. ashmeadi'' – Grenada *''A. baccharidis'' – Chile *''A. bahiensis'' – Brazil (Bahia) **Host unknown but associated with ''Ocotea, Ocotea opoifera'' *''A. basilaris'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. basimaculata'' – Nicaragua *''A. bondari'' – Brazil (Bahia) **A parasitoid on the Pauliniidae, pauliniid grasshopper ''Paulinia (grasshopper), Paulinia elegans'' *''A. brasiliensis'' – Brazil (Mato Grosso) *''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 ...
s including Curculionidae, weevils, 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 insects, 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 Braconidae, braconid
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 **Phagy, Phytophagous, causing galls on ''Colliguaja, Colliguaja odorifera'' *''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) *''A. narcaeus'' – Chile *''A. naucles'' – Chile **Host unknown but associated with ''Prosopis, Prosopis tamarugo'' *''A. norax'' – Chile **A parasitoid on the Lasiocampidae, 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, Macromphalia dedecora'' *''A. phryno'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. polypaea'' – Chile *''A. punctifrons'' – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. riverai'' – South America **A parasitoid of Theridiidae, theridiid spiders of the genus ''Latrodectus'' *''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, Lachnopus coffeae'' and the Elachistidae, 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, 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 insects of the genus '' Ceroplastes'' *''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 insects


Australasian species

*''A. acomatus'' –
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*''A. acuminativentris'' – Queensland *''A. acuminatus'' – Queensland *''A. acutiventris'' – Queensland *''A. aeneithorax'' – Queensland *''A. aeneoculex'' – Queensland **A parasitoid of leaf beetles of the genus ''Galeruca'' *''A. aeneon'' – Queensland *''A. aenosus'' – Queensland *''A. aeneus'' – Queensland *''A. affinis'' – Queensland *''A. anna'' – Queensland *''A. arses'' – Tasmania *''A. atrellus'' – Queensland *''A. atristigma'' – Queensland *''A. atriventris'' – Queensland *''A. aura'' – Queensland *''A. auriflavus'' – Queensland **A parasitoid associated with gall producing insects on ''Eucalyptus'' *''A. aurios'' – Queensland *''A. auriscutellum'' – Queensland *''A. auriventris'' – Queensland *''A. australicus'' – Queensland *''A. baucis'' – Western Australia *''A. bicolor'' – Queensland *''A. bilongifasciatus'' – Queensland *''A. boswelli'' – Queensland *''A. boussingaulti'' – Queensland *''A. brevis'' – Queensland *''A. brevistigma'' – South Australia *''A. brunneiventris'' – Queensland *''A. brunneus'' – Queensland *''A. burmeisteri'' – Northern Territory *''A. cinctiventer'' – Queensland *''A. cinctiventris'' – New South Wales *''A. cobdeni'' – Queensland *''A. consimilis'' – Queensland *''A. consobrinus'' – Queensland **A parasitoid associated with gall producing insects on ''Eucalyptus'' *''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 s ...
) and ''Neomegastigmus, Neomegastigmus ater'' (Torymidae) *''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 producing insects on ''Eucalyptus'' *''A. margiventris'' – Queensland *''A. margiventrosus'' – Queensland *''A. maximus'' – Queensland *''A. meridialis'' – Queensland *''A. meridianus'' – Victoria (Australia), Victoria *''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 producing insects on ''Eucalyptus'' *''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 producing insects on ''Eucalyptus'' *''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 Lymantriidae, 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 (moth), Teia'', also recorded on the leaf beetle ''Galeruca, Galeruca semipullata'' *''A. tenuis'' – Queensland *''A. thalesi'' – Queensland *''A. transversifasciatus'' – New South Wales *''A. tricolor'' – Queensland **A parasitoid associated with gall producing insects on ''Eucalyptus'' *''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