''Aprostocetus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order (biology), order of insects, comprising the sawfly, sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are Par ...

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 pairs ...

s of the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Eulophidae The Eulophidae are a large family of hymenopteran insects, with over 4,300 described species in some 300 genera. The family includes the genus ''Elasmus'', which used to be treated as a separate family, "Elasmidae", and is now treated as a subf ...

. The genus was erected by

John O. Westwood John Obadiah Westwood (22 December 1805 – 2 January 1893) was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologist ...

in 1833. This very large group (about 800 described species) of

parasitoid 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 The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

**A

parasitoid In evolutionary ecology, a parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with its host (biology), host at the host's expense, eventually resulting in the death of the host. Parasitoidism is one of six major evolutionarily stable str ...

recorded on the coccid

scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...

'' 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, North

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

, Indomalaya,

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, V ...

**A parasitoid of blattid

cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are a paraphyletic group of insects belonging to Blattodea, containing all members of the group except termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known as ...

es of the genus '' Periplaneta'' *''A. beatus'' –

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

(

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

Oceania Oceania (, , ) is a region, geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern Hemisphere, Eastern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of ...

, southern Africa **A parasitoid of various

bugs Bugs may refer to: * Plural of bug Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Bugs Bunny, a character * Bugs Meany, a character in the ''Encyclopedia Brown'' books Films * ''Bugs'' (2003 film), a science-fiction-horror film * ''Bugs ...

– members of the families Cicadellidae,

Delphacidae Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg. Diet and Pest species All species are phytophagous, ...

and

Tropiduchidae Tropiduchidae is a family of planthoppers in the order Hemiptera. There are at least 160 genera and 600 described species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of ...

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 region ...

**A parasitoid of tortoise beetles of the genus ''

Cassida ''Cassida'' is a large Old World genus of tortoise beetles in the subfamily Cassidinae. The natural history of Cassida sphaerula in South Africa is a typical life cycle. Several species of ''Cassida'' are important agricultural pests, in partic ...

'' *''A. ceroplastae'' -Holarctic,

Near East The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...

and also introduced into parts of Africa and Australia for biocontrol purposes **A parasitoid of various coccid

s *''A. crino'' – Holarctic, Indomalaya **A parasitoid of crickets of the genus ''

Oecanthus ''Oecanthus'' is a genus of cricket in subfamily Oecanthinae, the tree crickets. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: *'' Oecanthus adyeri'' *'' Oecanthus allardi'' *'' Oecanthus angustus'' *'' Oecanthus antennalis'' *'' Oecanthus ar ...

'' *''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'' –

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

**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 Mecopodinae are a subfamily of bush crickets found in western South America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia. In Asia, the distribution includes India, Indochina, Japan, the Philippines, and Malesia to Papua New Guinea and Australasia, including ma ...

*''A. fasciatus'' – Northern

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...

, Caribbean,

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

**A parasitoid of various

s *''A. fidius'' – Central and southern

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

, Caribbean **A parasitoid of various

s *''A. formosanus'' –

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

, South East Asia,

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 Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg. Diet and Pest species All species are phytophagous, m ...

*''A. gala'' – Caribbean, Florida, Australia, India **A parasitoid recorded on various gall midges and curculionid

weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and Herbivore, herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They b ...

s *''A. hagenowii'' – Cosmopolitan, used in

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

for biocontrol of

es **A parasitoid of various

es, also recorded from

bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the ...

s and evaniid

wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. Th ...

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

s, curculionid

s, aphidid aphids, gelechiid and

tortricid The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genus ...

s and fellow eulophids *''A. megameli'' –

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

**A parasitoid on the

bug '' Megamelus proserpina'' *''A. microcosmus'' – Holarctic, Neotropical and

Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...

regions, Indomalaya and Australia **Host unknown but associated with ''

Hyparrhenia hirta ''Hyparrhenia hirta'' is a species of grass known by the common names common thatching grass and Coolatai grass. It is native to much of Africa and Eurasia, and it is known on other continents as an introduced species. In eastern Australia it is ...

'' *''A. microscopicus'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid on various

s *''A. minutus'' – Holarctic, Neotropical, North Africa **A parasitoid recorded on a huge range of hosts including many

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

Hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, Reduviidae, assassin bugs, Cimex, bed bugs, and shield bugs. ...

Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order (biology), order of insects, comprising the sawfly, sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are Par ...

and

Neuroptera The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order consists of some 6,000 species. Neuroptera can be grouped together with the Megaloptera and Raphidioptera in th ...

*''A. neglectus'' – Holarctic, North Africa, Near East and Indomalaya **A parasitoid on various

lady beetles Coccinellidae () is a widespread family (biology), family of small beetles ranging in size from . They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in Great Britain. Some Entomology, entomologists prefer the names ladybird be ...

, also recorded on the aphidid aphid ''

Myzus cerasi The Black Cherry Aphid, or cherry blackfly, (''Myzus cerasi''), is an aphid Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species c ...

'' *''A. niger'' – Indomalaya, Australia **A parasitoid on the triozid bug '' Trioza fletcheri'' *''A. pallipes'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid on various

s, also recorded on the eriocraniid

Eriocrania semipurpurella ''Eriocrania semipurpurella'' (Purplish birch-miner) is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae, found from Europe to Japan and in North America. It was first described by James Francis Stephens in 1835. The species closely resembles '' Eriocrania sa ...

'' *''A. pausiris'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid recorded on the

'' Dasineura leguminicola'' and

chloropid The Chloropidae are a family of flies commonly known as frit flies or grass flies. About 2000 described species are in over 160 genera distributed worldwide. These are usually very small flies, yellow or black and appearing shiny due to the virtu ...

flies of the genus ''

Lipara Lipari (; scn, Lìpari) is the largest of the Aeolian Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the northern coast of Sicily, southern Italy; it is also the name of the island's main town and ''comune'', which is administratively part of the Metropolit ...

'' *''A. percaudatus'' – Europe, India **A parasitoid of crickets of the genus ''

'' *''A. pygmaeus'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid on various

s and apid

bee Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyly, monophyletic lineage within the ...

s *''A. sicarius'' – Former Yugoslavia, Africa, Near East **A parasitoid recorded on various coccid

s and the

buprestid Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some ...

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

'' Agrilus sinuatus'' *''A. sobrius'' –

Nearctic The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

**A parasitoid of

s of the genus ''

Asphondylia ''Asphondylia'' is a cosmopolitan genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. All species in this genus induce galls on plants, especially on flowers and flower buds. There are over 300 described species in ''Asphondylia'', with many mor ...

'', also recorded on a fellow

chalcidoid Chalcid wasps (, , for their metallic colour) are insects within the superfamily Chalcidoidea, part of the order Hymenoptera. The superfamily contains some 22,500 known species, and an estimated total diversity of more than 500,000 species, me ...

, the eurytomid '' Bruchophagus gibbus'' *''A. strobilanae'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid recorded on various

s and

s, also recorded on a fellow

, the torymid '' Torymus azureus'' *''A. terebrans'' – Holarctic *''A. toddaliae'' – Near East, Madagascar **A parasitoid of coccid

s of the genus ''

Ceroplastes ''Ceroplastes'' is a genus of wax scales in the family Coccidae. There are more than 130 described species in ''Ceroplastes''. See also * List of Ceroplastes species, List of ''Ceroplastes'' species References External links

* Cocci ...

'' *''A. venustus'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid recorded on various

s and eurytomid

s of the genus ''

Bruchophagus ''Bruchophagus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Eurytomidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species Species: *''Bruchophagus abnormis'' *''Bruchophagus abscedus'' *''Bruchophagus acaciae ''Bruchophagus'' is a genus ...

'' *''A. zosimus'' – Holarctic, North Africa and New Zealand **A parasitoid recorded on a very wide range of insects including

Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...

and

. Parasitized in turn by the eupelmid '' Eupelmus allynii''

Palaearctic species

*''A. aartseni'' –

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

*''A. acron'' –

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

*''A. aega'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the

'' Dasineura glechomae'' *''A. aethiops'' – Palaearctic **Recorded as a parasitoid on a variety of

s including bean weevils,

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 generall ...

s and other chalcidoids (family

Eurytomidae The Eurytomidae are a family within the superfamily Chalcidoidea. Unlike most chalcidoids, the larvae of many are phytophagous (feeding in stems, seeds, or galls), while others are more typical parasitoids, though even then the hosts are usually ...

) *''A. agevilleae'' –

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

**A parasitoid of the

'' Agevillea abietis'' *''A. agrus'' – Palaearctic *''A. albae'' –

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

(

Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichu ...

province) **A parasitoid of the

'' Cryphalus exiguus'' *''A. alveatus'' – Palaearctic, North Africa **A parasitoid recorded on the

Massalongia rubra ''Massalongia rubra'' is a species of gall midge which forms galls in the leaves of birch. It was first described by the French naturalist and entomologist, Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1890 and is found in Europe. Description of the Gall An elonga ...

'' and the

'' Rhodites mayri'' *''A. amenon'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the

Dasineura ulmariae ''Dasineura'' is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae, some of which cause galls on plants such as '' Dasineura crataegi'' on hawthorn (''Crataegus monogyna'') and '' Dasineura fraxinea'' on ash (''Fraxinus excelsior ''Fraxinus excel ...

'' *''A. andalusicus'' –

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**A parasitoid of

s of the genus '' Plagiotrochus'' *''A. annulatus'' – Central

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

**A parasitoid recorded on the

'' Asphondylia sarothamni'' and some coccid

s *''A. anodaphus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the

'' Rhopalomyia ptarmicae'' *''A. apama'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of various

s *''A. apiculatus'' – Palaearctic *''A. aquaticus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with '' Phragmites australis'' *''A. aquilus'' – Britain **A parasitoid of the

'' Dasineura trifolii'' *''A. arathis'' – Britain *''A. arenarius'' – Europe *''A. aristaeus'' – Palaearctic *''A. arrabonicus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''

Alopecurus pratensis ''Alopecurus pratensis'', known as the meadow foxtail or the field meadow foxtail, is a Perennial plant, perennial grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to Europe and Asia. This common plant is found on grasslands, especia ...

'' *''A. arsenjevi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. artemisiae'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of

s of the genus '' Rhopalomyia'' *''A. artemisicola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the

Contarinia artemisiae ''Contarinia'' is a genus of midges, small flies in the family Cecidomyiidae. Description As cecidomids, adult ''Contarinia'' are flies with hairy wings and long antennae. Males have antennal flagellomeres equally binodose, with each node sur ...

'' *''A. askewi'' –

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

**Host unknown but associated with ''

Daucus carota ''Daucus carota'', whose common names include wild carrot, European wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, and Queen Anne's lace (North America), is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Old Wor ...

'' *''A. atticus'' – Greece **A parasitoid of

s of the genus '' Cystiphora'' *''A. aurantiacus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of

s of the genus '' Diplolepsis'' *''A. avetjanae'' –

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

**A parasitoid of the

'' Diplolepsis fructuum'' *''A. azoricus'' –

Azores ) , motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace") , anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores") , image_map=Locator_map_of_Azores_in_EU.svg , map_alt=Location of the Azores within the European Union , map_caption=Location of the Azores wi ...

*''A. bakkendorfi'' –

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

**A parasitoid associated with

gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...

producing insects on '' Astragalus glycyphyllos'' *''A. balasi'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid of

s – recorded on gracillariids of the genus ''

Phyllocnistis ''Phyllocnistis'' is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae. Description Adult Adults of the genus ''Phyllocnistis'' are very small moths with wingspans generally not exceeding 5 mm. Both fore- and hindwings are lanceolate and predo ...

'' and the

'' Pseudargyrotoza conwagana'' *''A. beringi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. beroe'' – Britain *''A. beyazus'' –

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

*''A. biorrhizae'' – Palaearctic :A parasitoid of the

Biorhiza pallida ''Biorhiza pallida'' is a gall wasp species in the family Cynipidae. This species is a member of the tribe Cynipini: the oak gall wasp tribe. Cynipini is the tribe partially responsible for the formation of galls known as oak apples on oak trees ...

'' (which causes oak apples) *''A. blandus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. blastophagusi'' – China (

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang () formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is the northernmost and easternmost province ...

) **A parasitoid of the

s ''

Ips subelongatus ''Ips subelongatus'', known generally as larch bark beetle or oblong bark beetle, is a species of typical bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is considered near indistinguishable from Ips cembrae except for the species of tree it chooses ...

'' and '' Tomicus pilifer'' *''A. boreus'' – Europe **A parasitoid of the

tephritid The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus ''Drosophila'' (in the family Drosophilidae), ...

fruit flies ''

Euleia heraclei ''Euleia heraclei'', known as the celery fly or the hogweed picture-wing fly is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Euleia'' of the family Tephritidae. Distribution This species is widespread in most of Europe (Austria, Belgium. ...

'' and '' Philophylla heraclei'' *''A. bouceki'' – Spain *''A. brachycerus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various

s, also recorded on the nepticulid

'' Nepticula argyropeza'' *''A. brevipennis'' – Czech Republic,

*''A. bucculentus'' –

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**A parasitoid on a fellow

– the eurytomid '' Eurytoma amygdali'' *''A. calamarius'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various

s *''A. calvus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on the

'' Loboptera decipiens'' and the evaniid

'' Zeuxevania splendidula'' *''A. capitigenae'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the

'' Bayeria capitigena'' *''A. capnopterus'' – Southern Europe *''A. catius'' – Palaearctic *''A. caudatus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the

'' Dasineura alopecuri'' *''A. cebennicus'' – France *''A. cecidomyiarum'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various

s, also recorded on the

'' (which causes oak apples) *''A. celtidis'' – Europe **A parasitoid on leaf beetles of the genus '' Pyrrhalta'', also recorded on the gracillariid

'' Lithocolletis lantanella'' *''A. cerricola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the

'' Macrodiplosis dryobia'' *''A. chakassicus'' – Russia **A parasitoid on the

'' Dasineura rozhkovi'' *''A. ciliatus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the

'' Rabdophaga heterobia'' *''A. citrinus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various

s, also recorded on the

'' Aylax rogenhoferi'' *''A. citripes'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various dytiscid

s, also recorded on the lasiocampid

'' Dendrolimus pini'' *''A. clavicornis'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on various gall midges, aphids and

s *''A. claviger'' – Palaearctic *''A. coccidiphagus'' – Britain **A parasitoid on kermesid

s of the genus '' Kermes'' *''A. collega'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. constrictus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on brentid

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of the genus '' Apion'' and gall midges of the genus '' Oligotrophus'' *''A. cracens'' – Southern Europe, Turkey **A parasitoid on the

'' 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

s *''A. csokakoensis'' – Palaearctic *''A. culminis'' – France *''A. cultratus'' – Britain *''A. curtivena'' – France *''A. cycladum'' – Greece **Host unknown but associated with '' Thymelaea hirsuta'' *''A. cyniphidum'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid on various

s *''A. dauci'' – - Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. debilitatus'' – France *''A. deceptor'' – France *''A. dendroctoni'' – China (

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province) **A parasitoid on various

bark Bark may refer to: * Bark (botany), an outer layer of a woody plant such as a tree or stick * Bark (sound), a vocalization of some animals (which is commonly the dog) Places * Bark, Germany * Bark, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland Arts, ...

and

longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...

s *''A. deobensis'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the tenthredinid sawfly '' Pontania viminalis'' *''A. dezhnevi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. distichus'' – Central Europe *''A. diversus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of

s including curculionid

s, gall midges and gracillariid and lyonetiid

s *''A. doksyensis'' – Czech Republic *''A. domenichinii'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges and

s *''A. dotus'' – Britain **A parasitoid of the

'' *''A. dryocoetae'' –

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*''A. dryocosmi'' – China (

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province) **A parasitoid on the

'' Dryocosmus kuriphilus'' *''A. durmitorensis'' – former

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*''A. elegantulus'' – France *''A. eleuchia'' – Western Europe **A parasitoid of the

'' Cystiphora sonchi'' *''A. elongatus'' – Europe, Near East **A parasitoid of various chalcidoids and gall midges *''A. emesa'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the

'' Dasineura alopecuri'' *''A. epicharmus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. epilobiellus'' –

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**A parasitoid on the

'' Dasineura epilobii'' *''A. epilobii'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid on the

'' Dasineura epilobii'' *''A. eratus'' – Britain *''A. ericae'' – France **A parasitoid on the

'' Cecidomyia ericoscopariae'' *''A. eriophyes'' – Europe, Near East :A parasitoid on various

eriophyid Eriophyidae is a family of more than 200 genera of mites, which live as plant parasites, commonly causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues and hence known as gall mites. About 3,600 species have been described, but this is probably l ...

mite Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear evid ...

s *''A. ermaki'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. escherichi'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. esherensis'' – Britain *''A. euagoras'' – Britain *''A. eupatorii'' – Palaearctic *''A. eupolis'' – Britain *''A. eurystoma'' – Palaearctic *''A. eurytomae'' – Palaearctic, Near East **A parasitoid on various

s – also recorded on the eurytomid '' Eurytomus rosae'' *''A. eurytus'' – Europe **A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of

s including apionid

s, ledrid

s and eurytomid chalcidoids *''A. extensus'' – France *''A. fabicola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the

'' Lasioptera fabae'' *''A. facetus'' – Russia (

Adygea The Republic of Adygea (; russian: Республика Адыгея, Respublika Adygeya, p=ɐdɨˈɡʲejə; ady, Адыгэ Республик, ''Adıgə Respublik''), also known as the Adyghe Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is situated ...

) *''A. femoralis'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various

s (family

Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families, with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae. T ...

) and

s (families

Gracillariidae Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, ''Cameraria ...

and

Lyonetiidae Lyonetiidae is a family of moths with some 200 described species. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed ap ...

) *''A. flavicapitus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. flavifrons'' – Italy,

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**A parasitoid on the agromyzid

fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...

'' Cerodontha pygmaea'' *''A. flavovarius'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the gracillariid

'' Lithocolletis platani'' *''A. flumenius'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. fonscolombei'' – Palaearctic *''A. foraminifer'' – France *''A. forsteri'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various

s *''A. fukutai'' – China (

Hebei Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, an ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

**A parasitoid on various

s *''A. fulvipes'' – Palaearctic *''A. fusificola'' – France **A parasitoid on the

'' Plagiotrochus fusifex'' *''A. garganensis'' – Greece, Italy *''A. gaus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on the

'' Dasineura leguminicola'' *''A. glandicola'' – France **A parasitoid on the

Callirhytis glandium ''Callirhytis'' is a genus of gall wasps in the family Cynipidae. There are more than 90 described species in ''Callirhytis''. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Callirhytis'': * '' Callirhytis afion'' Melika ''et al.'' ...

'' *''A. gnomus'' – Palaearctic *''A. graciliclava'' – Greece *''A. grahami'' –

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...

**A parasitoid on curculionid

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

Tomicus minor ''Tomicus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae. The genus was described in 1802 by Pierre André Latreille. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species: * ''Tomicus piniperda ''Tomicus piniperda'', the common ...

'' *''A. hians'' – Madeira *''A. holomelas'' –

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**Host unknown but associated with '' Quercus cerris'' *''A. holoxanthus'' – Eastern Palaearctic *''A. humilis'' – Western Europe **A parasitoid of gall midges of the genus ''

Mayetiola ''Mayetiola'' are a genus of flies from the family Cecidomyiidae. Most species are pests of cereal crops. Species Contains: *'' Mayetiola avenae'' (Marchal, 1895) *'' Mayetiola bimaculata'' (Rübsaamen, 1895) *'' Mayetiola dactylidis'' Kieffer, ...

'' *''A. hyperfuniculus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. ibericus'' – Spain *''A. ilexi'' – China (

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

) **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. impurus'' –

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

*''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 kermesid

s and also on the

'' Carpocapsa pomonella'' and the fellow

eulophid The Eulophidae are a large family of hymenopteran insects, with over 4,300 described species in some 300 genera. The family includes the genus ''Elasmus'', which used to be treated as a separate family, "Elasmidae", and is now treated as a subf ...

'' Tetrastichus pachyneurus'' *''A. levadiensis'' – Greece *''A. ligus'' – Britain *''A. lituratus'' – Poland *''A. longiclava'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. longipectus'' – Southern Russia (

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) *''A. longiscapus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. longispinus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. longistigma'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. longulus'' – Europe *''A. lutescens'' – Spain **A parasitoid on the fellow

'' Blascoa ephedrae'' (

Pteromalidae The Pteromalidae are a very large family of mostly parasitoid wasps, with some 3,450 described species in about 640 genera (the number was greater, but many species and genera have been reduced by synonymy in recent years). The subfamily-level d ...

) *''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

Dasineura crataegi ''Dasineura crataegi'', the hawthorn button-top gall-midge, is a dipteran gall-midge. It causes the hawthorn button-top gall, which develops in the terminal shoots of common hawthorn, ''Crataegus monogyna'' Jacq., Midland hawthorn '' C laevigata ...

'' *''A. malagensis'' – Spain *''A. mandanis'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various

*''A. masculinus'' – France *''A. massonianae'' – China (Guizhou) **A parasitoid on the

'' Cryphalus massonianus'' *''A. maurus'' –

*''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

'' Dasineura abietiperda'' *''A. microocellus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. mimulus'' – Greece *''A. minimus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of gall midges of the genus ''

Rabdophaga ''Rabdophaga'' is genus of flies in the family of gall midges Cecidomyiidae. There are 105 species distributed through Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Most species of ''Rabdophaga'' gall willows (''Salix'' sp.); one exception is ''R. gir ...

'' *''A. miridivorus'' – France, Italy **A parasitoid of various

mirid The Miridae are a large and diverse insect family at one time known by the taxonomic synonym Capsidae. Species in the family may be referred to as capsid bugs or "mirid bugs". Common names include plant bugs, leaf bugs, and grass bugs. It is the ...

*''A. moldavicus'' – Moldova **A parasitoid on the

'' Dasineura mali'' *''A. morairensis'' – Spain *''A. muiri'' – China (

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

) *''A. mycerinus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with '' Salix spp'' *''A. myrsus'' – Britain **A parasitoid on the

'' Contarinia rumicis'' *''A. natans'' – Central Russia,

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

**A parasitoid on various dytiscid

s *''A. nigriventris'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. novatus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on the

'' Agevillea abietis'' *''A. nubigenus'' – Palaearctic *''A. nymphis'' – Britain *''A. obliquus'' – Palaearctic *''A. occidentalis'' – Southern Europe,

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, Madeira *''A. oculisetatus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. oreophilus'' – Europe **A parasitoid recorded on the leaf beetle ''

Cryptocephalus pini ''Cryptocephalus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Cryptocephalinae and belonging to the group of case-bearing leaf beetles called the Camptosomata. File:Cryptocephalus nitidus01.jpg, ''Cryptocephalus nitidus'' File:Cryptocephalus p ...

'' and the

'' Cynips caputmedusae'' *''A. orestes'' – Central Europe *''A. orithyia'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of various flies ( gall midges and the

Lipara lucens ''Lipara lucens'' is a species of frit fly in the family Chloropidae The Chloropidae are a family of flies commonly known as frit flies or grass flies. About 2000 described species are in over 160 genera distributed worldwide. These are usuall ...

'') *''A. oropus'' – Britain *''A. ovivorax'' – Europe **A parasitoid of the

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

Oecanthus pellucens ''Oecanthus pellucens'', common name Italian tree cricket, is a species of tree crickets belonging to the family Gryllidae, subfamily Oecanthinae. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Oecanthus pellucens calinensis'' Jannone, 1936 * ''Oecanthu ...

'' *''A. pachyneuros'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various kermesid

s and fellow chalcidoids *''A. pallidipedes'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. pallidipes'' –

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

*''A. palustris'' – Northern Europe *''A. pantshenkoi'' – Southern Russia *''A. paralus'' – Britain *''A. peischula'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. perfulvescens'' – Greece *''A. perone'' – Northern Europe *''A. phillyreae'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''

Phillyrea ''Phillyrea'' is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, and naturalized in the Canary Islands and Madeira. They are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing to 3–9 m tall, related ...

spp'' *''A. phineus'' – Europe *''A. phloeophthori'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the

'' Phloeophthorus rhododactylus'' *''A. phragmiticola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the

'' Giraudiella inclusa'' *''A. phragmitinus'' – Europe **Host unknown but associated with ''

Phragmites ''Phragmites'' () is a genus of four species of large perennial reed grasses found in wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world. Taxonomy The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, maintained by Kew Garden in London ...

spp'' *''A. ping'' – Spain *''A. plagioderae'' – Moldova **A parasitoid on the leaf beetle '' Plagiodera versicolora'' *''A. plangon'' – Britain *''A. planiusculus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on sesiid

s of the genus '' Chamaesphecia'' *''A. polygoni'' – Central Europe **Host unknown but associated with ''

Polygonum persicaria ''Persicaria maculosa'' (syn. ''Polygonum persicaria'') is an annual plant in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae. Common names include lady's thumb, spotted lady's thumb, Jesusplant, and redshank. It is widespread across Eurasia from Iceland sou ...

'' *''A. popovi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. problematicus'' – Hungary **A parasitoid recorded on the

'' Chilaspis nitida'' and gracillariid

s of the genus '' Lithocolletis'' *''A. productus'' – Palaearctic *''A. prolidice'' – Palaearctic *''A. prolixus'' – China (Hebei), Taiwan **A parasitoid on the

'' Apriona germarii'' *''A. prosymna'' – Britain *''A. pseudopodiellus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on lestid

damselflies Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along ...

of the genus ''

Lestes ''Lestes'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Lestidae. The family hold their wings at about 45 degrees to the body when resting. This distinguishes them from most other species of damselflies which hold the wings along, and parallel to, the ...

'' *''A. ptarmicae'' – Europe **A parasitoid of gall midges of the genus '' Rhopalomyia'' *''A. rhacius'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the

'' Dasineura trifolii'' *''A. rhipheus'' – Europe *''A. rhode'' – Britain *''A. rimskykorsakovi'' – Central Russia *''A. roesellae'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on fellow chalcidoids and the yponomeutid

'' Argyresthia conjugella'' *''A. rubi'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the

'' Lasioptera rubi'' *''A. rubicola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the

'' Lasioptera rubi'' *''A. rufescens'' – Western Europe **A parasitoid of the

Neuroterus quercusbaccarum The common spangle gall on the underside of leaves and the currant gall on the male catkins or occasionally the leaves, develop as chemically induced distortions on pedunculate oak (''Quercus robur''), or sessile oak (''Quercus petraea'') trees, ...

'' *''A. rufiscapus'' – Britain *''A. rufus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on dytiscid

s of the genus ''

Dytiscus ''Dytiscus'' ("little diver" based on Greek ''δυτικός'', "able to dive" and the diminutive suffix ''-ίσκος'') is a Holarctic genus of predaceous diving beetles that usually live in wetlands and ponds. There are 26 species in this gen ...

'' *''A. rumicis'' – Northern Europe **A parasitoid on brentid

s of the genus '' Apion'' *''A. salictorum'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. schambala'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. scoticus'' – Britain **A parasitoid of the

'' Jaapiella veronicae'' *'' A. sensuna'' – Switzerland *''A. serratularum'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various

flies, also on gelechiid

s of the genus ''

Metzneria ''Metzneria'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae, described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839. Species *'' Metzneria acrena'' (Meyrick, 1908) *'' Metzneria aestivella'' (Zeller, 1839) *'' Metzneria agraphella'' (Ragonot, 1895) *'' M ...

'' *''A. setosulus'' – Central Europe *''A. sibiricus'' – Far eastern Russia **A parasitoid of the coccid

'' Eulecanium secretum'' *''A. silaceus'' – Greece *''A. silvestris'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. spassk'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. specularis'' – France *''A. stenus'' – Europe *''A. stigmaticalis'' – Britain **Host unknown but associated with ''

Betula pubescens ''Betula pubescens'' (syn. ''Betula alba''), commonly known as downy birch and also as moor birch, white birch, European white birch or hairy birch, is a species of deciduous tree, native and abundant throughout northern Europe and northern Asia ...

'' *''A. subanellatus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''

Agrostis ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...

'' spp. *''A. subcylindricus'' – Czech Republic *''A. subplanus'' – Central Europe *''A. subterraneus'' – Hungary **A parasitoid of the

'' Planetella frireni'' *''A. suevius'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various leaf beetles *''A. taiga'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. tanaceticola'' – Northern Europe **A parasitoid of the

'' Rhopalomyia tanaceticola'' *''A. taxi'' – Europe **Host unknown but associated with ''

Taxus baccata ''Taxus baccata'' is a species of evergreen tree in the family Taxaceae, native to western, central and southern Europe (including Britain and Ireland), northwest Africa, northern Iran, and southwest Asia.Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain ...

'' *''A. tenuiradialis'' – Europe *''A. tiliaceae'' – Czech Republic **A parasitoid of the

'' Didymomyia tiliacea'' *''A. tilicola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the

Contarinia tiliarum ''Contarinia'' is a genus of midges, small flies in the family Cecidomyiidae. Description As cecidomids, adult ''Contarinia'' are flies with hairy wings and long antennae. Males have antennal flagellomeres equally binodose, with each node sur ...

'' *''A. tompanus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on apionid

s of the genus '' Apion'' *''A. torquentis'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. totis'' – Britain *''A. trjapitzini'' – Palaearctic, Near East **A parasitoid on various coccid

s, also recorded on a fellow

, the encyrtid '' Microterys hortulanus'' *''A. truncatulus'' – France *''A. tymber'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. vaccus'' – Britain *''A. vassolensis'' – Central Europe *''A. veronicae'' – Britain **A parasitoid of the

'' Jaapiella veronicae'' *''A. verticalis'' – Britain *''A. verutus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with various

grass Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ...

es *''A. viatorum'' – Madeira *''A. vicinus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. viridescens'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid of the

'' 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 ''

'' *''A. wrangeli'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. xanthomelas'' – Central Europe *''A. xanthopus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various

s, also recorded on the

'' Carphoborus minimus'' *''A. xeuxes'' – Britain *''A. zerovae'' – Ukraine, Central Russia *''A. zoilus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''

Indomalayan species

*''A. ajmerensis'' – India (

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

) **A parasitoid on the

mealybug Mealybugs are insects in the family (biology), family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Many species are considered pest (animal), pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and sub ...

'' Coccidohystrix insolita'' *''A. annulicornis'' – India (Rajasthan) **A parasitoid on the

'' Coccidohystrix insolita'' *''A. asphondyliae'' – India (

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

) **A parasitoid on the

'' Asphondylia pongamiae'' *''A. bangaloricus'' – India (Karnataka) **A parasitoid on the kerriid

'' Kerria lacca'' *''A. basalis'' – Indonesia ( South Moluccas) *''A. coimbatorensis'' – India (

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

) **A parasitoid on various

s *''A. distinguendus'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) **A parasitoid on the

bug ''

Perkinsiella saccharicida ''Perkinsiella saccharicida'' (known commonly as the sugarcane planthopper, sugarcane delphacid, and sugarcane leafhopper) is a species of delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing abou ...

'' *''A. flavidus'' – India (Andhra Pradesh) *''A. holochlorus'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) *''A. homochromus'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) **A parasitoid on the

bug ''

Perkinsiella vastatrix ''Perkinsiella'' is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are more than 30 described species in ''Perkinsiella''. Species These 35 species belong to the genus ''Perkinsiella'': * '' Perkinsiella amboinensis'' Muir, ...

'' *''A. java'' – Indonesia (

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...

Bali Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...

) *''A. kuriani'' – India (

Orissa Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Sch ...

) **A parasitoid on various

pyralid The Pyraloidea (pyraloid moths or snout moths) are a moth superfamily containing about 16,000 described species worldwide, and probably at least as many more remain to be described. They are generally fairly small moths, and as such, they have be ...

s *''A. lasallei'' – India (

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

) **A parasitoid on various coccid

s *''A. lecanii'' – Indonesia (Java, Bali) **A parasitoid on various coccid

s *''A. maculatus'' – India (

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

) **A parasitoid on the

Ferrisia virgata ''Ferrisia virgata'', commonly known as the striped mealybug, is a species of mealybug belonging to the Pseudococcidae family. ''F. virgata'' parasitizes different crops including cottonplants. Female species are between the long. The species ...

'' *''A. metallicus'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) *''A. nainitalensis'' – India (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh) *A parasitoid on the kerriid bug '' Kerria lacca'' *''A. nigricornis'' – India (Uttar Pradesh) **A parasitoid on the

'' Nipaecoccus vastator'' *''A. plesispae'' – Indonesia (Java, Bali) **A parasitoid on the leaf beetle '' Plesispa reichei'' *''A. psyllidis'' – India (Uttar Pradesh) **Host unknown but associated with '' Grewia asiatica'' *''A. purpureus'' –

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

, India,

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

**A parasitoid on a wide range of

s, also recorded on some fellow chalcidoids *''A. sankarani'' – India **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. santalinus'' – India (Karnataka) **A parasitoid on the coccid

'' Ceroplastes actiniformis'' *''A. tarsalis'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) **A parasitoid on

of the genus ''

Perkinsiella ''Perkinsiella'' is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are more than 30 described species in ''Perkinsiella''. Species These 35 species belong to the genus ''Perkinsiella'': * '' Perkinsiella amboinensis'' Muir, ...

'' *''A. versicolor'' –

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

**A parasitoid recorded on various

ns and

s *''A. yoshimotoi'' – India (Uttar Pradesh) **Host unknown but associated with '' Mangifera indica''

Afrotropical species

*''A. aeruginosus'' – Seychelles *''A. agnatus'' – Seychelles *''A. ambilobei'' – Madagascar *''A. ankaratrae'' – Madagascar *''A. aphloiae'' – Madagascar *''A. aspidomorphae'' –

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

**A parasitoid on tortoise beetles of the genera '' Aspidomorpha'' and '' Conchyloctenia'' *''A. brevistylus'' – Central Africa **A parasitoid on the diopsid

'' Diopsis thoracica'' *''A. camerounensis'' –

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

*''A. cassidocida'' –

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

**A parasitoid on tortoise beetles of the genus '' Aspidomorpha'' *''A. dineuri'' –

Republic of Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

**A parasitoid recorded on the

'' Sylepta derogata'' and the braconid

'' Apanteles sagax'' *''A. dolichocerus'' – Seychelles *''A. ghananensis'' –

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

*''A. gowdeyi'' – Uganda **A parasitoid on the coccid

'' Pulvinaria jacksoni'' *''A. gravans'' –

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

**A parasitoid on the coccid

Coccus viridis ''Coccus viridis'' is a soft scale insect in the family Coccidae with a wide host range. It is commonly known as green scale or sometimes coffee green scale because it is a major pest of coffee crops throughout the world. Description The adult ...

'' and the

'' Ferrisiana chrysophyllae'' *''A. hanangensis'' – Tanzania *''A. harongae'' – Madagascar *''A. hofferi'' –

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

*''A. lamiicidus'' – Ghana,

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

**A parasitoid on

s of the genus '' Tragocephala'' *''A. leroyi'' –

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

*''A. leucopterae'' – Tanzania **A parasitoid on various lyonetiid

s of the genus '' Leucoptera'', also recorded on fellow eulophids of the genus '' Eulophus'' *''A. longiscutulum'' – Tanzania *''A. marinikius'' – Algeria *''A. melichlorus'' – Ghana *''A. microfuniculus'' – Algeria *''A. negetae'' – Senegal **A parasitoid on the

noctuid The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

Negeta luminosa ''Negeta'' is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. Description Palpi reaching just above vertex of head and very slender. Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with dorsal tuft at base. Tibia not hairy. F ...

'' *''A. nigriceps'' – Seychelles *''A. pauliani'' – Madagascar **A parasitoid on

-producing

s on '' Plectronia spp'' *''A. phytolymae'' –

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

**A parasitoid of the psyllid bug '' Phytolyma lata'' *''A. procerae'' – West Africa **A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the

moth '' Chilo phaeosema'' *''A. regnieri'' – Congo, Kenya *''A. roseveari'' – Central Africa **A parasitoid on the psyllid bug '' Phytolyma lata'' *''A. salebrosus'' – Central Africa **A parasitoid on the psyllid bug '' Phytolyma lata'' *''A. scutellaris'' – Tanzania *''A. senegalensis'' – Senegal *''A. spinicornis'' –

Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...

*''A. stictococci'' – West Africa **A parasitoid on stictococcid

s of the genus '' Stictococcus'' *''A. theioneurus'' – Kenya, Madagascar, Seychelles **A parasitoid recorded on the

Chilo partellus ''Chilo partellus'', the spotted stalk borer or spotted stem borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1885. It is found in India, Pakistan, Iran, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, South Africa, Sudan, ...

'' and the braconid

'' Cotesia sesamiae'' *''A. trichionotus'' – Central Africa **A parasitoid on the psyllid bug '' Phytolyma lata'' *''A. ugandaensis'' – Uganda **A parasitoid on the stictococcid

'' Stictococcus gowdeyi''

Nearctic species

*''A. ajax'' – Northern United States *''A. americanus'' *''A. animus'' –

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New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

*''A. anthophilus'' – South eastern

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

, north eastern United States **A parasitoid recorded on the

'' Rhopalomyia anthophila'' and the totricid

'' Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana'' *''A. anthracinus'' – Western

**A parasitoid on the

'' Agrilus angelicus'' *''A. banksii'' – Eastern United States **A parasitoid on a fellow

, '' Horismenus nitans'' *''A. blastophagi'' – Eastern United States **A parasitoid on the

Callirhytis blastophaga ''Callirhytis'' is a genus of gall wasps in the family Cynipidae. There are more than 90 described species in ''Callirhytis''. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Callirhytis'': * '' Callirhytis afion'' Melika ''et al.'' ...

'' *''A. blattae'' – Eastern United States **A parasitoid on

es of the genus ''

Parcoblatta ''Parcoblatta'' is a genus of 12 species of native North American wood cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are a Paraphyly, paraphyletic group of insects belonging to Blattodea, containing all members of the group except termites. About 30 co ...

'' *''A. burksi'' –

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**A parasitoid on various

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

s – mainly

( Arctiidae,

Lasiocampidae The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It i ...

, Lymantriidae,

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

, Oecophoridae, Pyralidae, Tortricidae) but also Coleophoridae (

Coccinellidae Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from . They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in Great Britain. Some entomologists prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as they ...

(

Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus ''Drosophila'' (in the family Drosophilidae), w ...

) and

( Encyrtidae) *''A. faustus'' – Central and western United States **A parasitoid on

flies of the genus ''

Rhagoletis ''Rhagoletis'' is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about 70 species. Name The genus name is partially derived from Ancient Greek ''rhago'' "a kind of spider". This possibly refers to the fact that at least '' R. pomonella'' mimics a jumpi ...

'' *''A. florida'' – Florida *''A. garryana'' – Western Canada and United States **A parasitoid of various

s *''A. gelastus'' – Florida **A parasitoid on various psyllid and triozid

*''A. gibboni'' – Central United States **A parasitoid on the languriid

'' Languria mozardi'' *''A. granulatus'' *''A. hesperius'' –

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

**A parasitoid on the

'' Diplolepis ignota'' *''A. hibus'' –

**A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. hillmeadia'' –

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

*''A. homeri'' – Western United States **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. impexus'' –

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

**A parasitoid on the

'' Disholcaspis quercusglobulus'' *''A. irvingi'' – New Mexico *''A. ischnopterae'' – Central and eastern United States **A parasitoid on various ectobiid

es *''A. juniperi'' – Canada, northern United States **A parasitoid recorded on various hosts including the

'' Trisetacus quadrisetus'', the curculionid

'' Anthonomus juniperinus'' and various gall midges *''A. kansasia'' –

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

*''A. lasius'' – Central United States **A parasitoid on the

'' Asteromyia agrostis'' *''A. longicorpus'' – New Mexico **A parasitoid on the

Rhyacionia frustrana ''Rhyacionia frustrana'', the Nantucket pine tip moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States from Massachusetts south to Florida, west to Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and California. It is also found in the Dominican ...

'' *''A. marcovitchi'' – United States **A parasitoid recorded on various hosts including gall midges, fellow chalcidoids and the curculionid

'' Anthonomus juniperinus'' *''A. marilandia'' – Maryland *''A. meltoftei'' –

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...

*''A. milleri'' – California **A parasitoid on the gelechiid

'' Recurvaria milleri'' *''A. mymaridis'' – Illinois **A parasitoid on lestid

of the genus ''

'' *''A. nebraskensis'' – Eastern Canada, United States **A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the curculionid

Hypera nigrirostris ''Hypera nigrirostris'', commonly known as the lesser clover leaf weevil, is a species of weevil that is native to Europe and northern Africa and has been introduced to North America and Japan. Both adults and larvae feed on red clover and other ...

'' *''A. neuroteri'' – Central and eastern United States **A parasitoid on

s of the genus ''

Neuroterus ''Neuroterus'' is a genus of gall wasps that induce galls on oaks in which the wasp larvae live and feed. Some species produce galls that fall off the host plant and 'jump' along the ground due to the movement of the larvae within. ''Neuroteru ...

'' *''A. novus'' – Central and eastern United States *''A. Oklahoma'' – Central United States **A parasitoid on fellow chalcidoids (family

) *''A. oncideridis'' –

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

**A parasitoid on the

Oncideres cingulata ''Oncideres cingulata'', the twig girdler, is a brownish-gray beetle, typically in length, in the longhorn beetle family. It is characterized by long antennae, long. Distribution The species is found in Eastern and Gulf Coast of the United Sta ...

'' *''A. orbitalis'' – Mexico, California *''A. oviductus'' – Maryland *''A. pandora'' –

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

**A parasitoid on the saturniid

Coloradia pandora The Pandora moth or Pandora pinemoth (''Coloradia pandora'') is an insect belonging to the moth genus ''Coloradia''. The species was first described by C. A. Blake in 1863. It is native to the western United States. The larvae of the Pandora mot ...

'' *''A. pattersonae'' – United States **A parasitoid on various

s *''A. politi'' – Eastern and southern United States **A parasitoid on the

'' Xanthoteras politum'' *''A. polynemae'' – Central and eastern United States **A parasitoid on various Odonata and the fairyfly '' Polynema needhami'' *''A. psyllaephagus'' –

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

**A parasitoid on the triozid bug '' Trioza collaris'' *''A. punctatifrons'' – Arizona **A parasitoid on the lyonetiid

'' Paraleucoptera albella'' *''A. rosae'' – North America **A parasitoid on

s of the genus '' Diplolepis'' *''A. semiauraticeps'' – United States **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. silvaticus'' – North America **A parasitoid on various

s, also recorded on the diprionid sawfly ''

Neodiprion swainei ''Neodiprion'' is a genus of sawflies in the family Diprionidae. Species * '' Neodiprion abbotii'' * '' Neodiprion abietis'' (Harris) * '' Neodiprion autumnalis'' * '' Neodiprion burkei'' Middleton * '' Neodiprion compar'' * '' Neodiprion dub ...

'' *''A. smilax'' - Florida **

inducer on ''

Smilax havanensis ''Smilax havanensis'' is a plant species native to Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, and southern Florida. ''Smilax havanensis'' is a perennial vine armed with prickles. Flowers are small and green, berries dark purple with a w ...

'' *''A. strobilus'' – North America **A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the

moth '' Barbara colfaxiana'' and the ichneumon wasp '' Glypta evetriae'' *''A. tesserus'' – Northern United States **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. varicornis'' – Northeastern United States **A parasitoid on various

s *''A. verrucarii'' – United States **A parasitoid on

s of the genus ''

Neotropical species

*''A. acutipennis'' –

Grenada Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pe ...

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea wh ...

*''A. arachnophagus'' –

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

**A parasitoid on various araneid and

theridiid Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globally distributed family includes over 3,000 sp ...

spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...

s. *''A. ashmeadi'' – Grenada *''A. baccharidis'' –

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

*''A. bahiensis'' –

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

(

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

) **Host unknown but associated with '' Ocotea opoifera'' *''A. basilaris'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. basimaculata'' –

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

*''A. bondari'' – Brazil (Bahia) **A parasitoid on the pauliniid

grasshopper Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grasshopp ...

'' Paulinia elegans'' *''A. brasiliensis'' – Brazil (

Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring ...

) *''A. cacus'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. chapadae'' – South America **A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of

s including

weevils Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...

, gall midges, coccid

s, gelechiid

s and braconid

s *''A. cleonica'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. colliguayae'' – Chile ** Phytophagous, causing

s on ''

Colliguaja odorifera ''Colliguaja odorifera'' is a lignotuberous species of the family (biology), family Euphorbiaceae. Occurrence is in portions of South America, specifically in the Chilean Matorral, Chilean matorral, where it can be found on both south and north-f ...

'' *''A. coxalis'' – Grenada *''A. cupreus'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. daimachus'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. elevatus'' – Grenada *''A. februus'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. femoratus'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. hyalinipennis'' – Paraguay *''A. ignigenus'' – Argentina *''A. infulatus'' – Argentina *''A. longicornis'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. melleus'' – Brazil (

Pará Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian state) ...

) *''A. narcaeus'' – Chile *''A. naucles'' – Chile **Host unknown but associated with ''

Prosopis tamarugo ''Prosopis tamarugo'', commonly known as the tamarugo, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamilia Mimosoideae. It is only found in northern Chile, particularly in the Pampa del Tamarugal, some east of the city of I ...

'' *''A. norax'' – Chile **A parasitoid on the lasiocampid

'' Macromphalia dedecora'' *''A. phryno'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. polypaea'' – Chile *''A. punctifrons'' – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. riverai'' – South America **A parasitoid of

s of the genus '' Latrodectus'' *''A. similis'' – Grenada *''A. socialis'' – Chile *''A. thomasi'' – Chile *''A. vaquitarum'' – South America, Caribbean **A parasitoid recorded on the curculionid

'' Lachnopus coffeae'' and the elachistid

'' Donacivola saccharella'' *''A. viridis'' – Grenada *''A. vulgaris'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. xenocles'' – Chile **A parasitoid of coccid

s of the genus ''

* Cocci ...

'' *''A. zemani'' – South America **A parasitoid of various coccid

Australasian species

*''A. acomatus'' –

*''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 ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...

*''A. atrellus'' – Queensland *''A. atristigma'' – Queensland *''A. atriventris'' – Queensland *''A. aura'' – Queensland *''A. auriflavus'' – Queensland **A parasitoid associated with

producing insects on ''

Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as euca ...

'' *''A. aurios'' – Queensland *''A. auriscutellum'' – Queensland *''A. auriventris'' – Queensland *''A. australicus'' – Queensland *''A. baucis'' –

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

*''A. bicolor'' – Queensland *''A. bilongifasciatus'' – Queensland *''A. boswelli'' – Queensland *''A. boussingaulti'' – Queensland *''A. brevis'' – Queensland *''A. brevistigma'' –

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

*''A. brunneiventris'' – Queensland *''A. brunneus'' – Queensland *''A. burmeisteri'' –

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...

*''A. cinctiventer'' – Queensland *''A. cinctiventris'' –

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

*''A. cobdeni'' – Queensland *''A. consimilis'' – Queensland *''A. consobrinus'' – Queensland **A parasitoid associated with

producing insects on ''

'' *''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. (

) and '' 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

producing insects on ''

'' *''A. margiventris'' – Queensland *''A. margiventrosus'' – Queensland *''A. maximus'' – Queensland *''A. meridialis'' – Queensland *''A. meridianus'' – 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

producing insects on ''

'' *''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

producing insects on ''

'' *''A. semiflaviceps'' – Queensland *''A. septemguttatus'' – Queensland *''A. sexguttatus'' – Queensland *''A. seymourensis'' – Queensland *''A. silvarum'' – Queensland *''A. silvensis'' – Queensland *''A. speciosissimus'' – Queensland *''A. speciosus'' – Queensland *''A. spissigradus'' – Queensland *''A. subfasciativentris'' – Queensland *''A. sublustris'' – Queensland *''A. sulcatus'' – Queensland *''A. sulfureiventris'' – Queensland **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. susurrus'' – Queensland *''A. tarsatus'' – Queensland *''A. teiae'' – Queensland **A parasitoid on lymantriid

s of the genus ''

Teia Teia (died 552 or 553 AD), also known as Teja, Theia, Thila, Thela, and Teias, was the last Ostrogothic King of Italy. He led troops during the Battle of Busta Gallorum and had noncombatant Romans slaughtered in its aftermath. In late 552/early 5 ...

'', also recorded on the leaf beetle '' Galeruca semipullata'' *''A. tenuis'' – Queensland *''A. thalesi'' – Queensland *''A. transversifasciatus'' – New South Wales *''A. tricolor'' – Queensland **A parasitoid associated with

producing insects on ''

'' *''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

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