Aprostocetus Lamiicidus
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''Aprostocetus'' is a genus of
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 ...
n insects of the family Eulophidae. The genus was erected by
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in 1833. This very large group (about 800 described species) of parasitoid wasps has a global distribution.


Species


Widespread species

*''A. antiguensis'' –
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, Florida **A
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recorded on the coccid
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'' Ceroplastes floridensis'' and the tischeriid moth '' Tischeria heliopsisella'' *''A. asthenogmus'' – Palaearctic, North Africa, Indomalaya, Seychelles,
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**A parasitoid of blattid cockroaches of the genus '' Periplaneta'' *''A. beatus'' –
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( Queensland), Oceania, southern Africa **A parasitoid of various
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– members of the families Cicadellidae,
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and
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are recorded as hosts *''A. bruzzonis'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid of tortoise beetles of the genus ''
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'' *''A. ceroplastae'' -Holarctic,
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and also introduced into parts of Africa and Australia for biocontrol purposes **A parasitoid of various coccid
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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 midges *''A. dubius'' – Indonesia, New Guinea **A parasitoid of katydids in the
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*''A. fasciatus'' – Northern South America, Caribbean, India **A parasitoid of various gall midges *''A. fidius'' – Central and southern United States, Caribbean **A parasitoid of various gall midges *''A. formosanus'' – Hawaii, South East Asia, Madagascar **A parasitoid on various
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*''A. gala'' – Caribbean, Florida, Australia, India **A parasitoid recorded on various
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and curculionid
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s *''A. hagenowii'' – Cosmopolitan, used in
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for biocontrol of cockroaches **A parasitoid of various cockroaches, also recorded from
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s and evaniid wasps *''A. leucone'' – Holarctic *''A. longicauda'' – Holarctic *''A. marylandensis'' – Central and eastern United States, Caribbean **A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of hosts including gall midges, curculionid
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s, aphidid aphids, gelechiid and
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moths and fellow eulophids *''A. megameli'' – Philippines, Hawaii **A parasitoid on the
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bug '' Megamelus proserpina'' *''A. microcosmus'' – Holarctic, Neotropical and
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regions, Indomalaya and Australia **Host unknown but associated with ''
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'' *''A. microscopicus'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. minutus'' – Holarctic, Neotropical, North Africa **A parasitoid recorded on a huge range of hosts including many
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*''A. neglectus'' – Holarctic, North Africa, Near East and Indomalaya **A parasitoid on various lady beetles, 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 ''Trioza fletcheri'' is a sap-sucking bug species in the genus '' Trioza'' from the Punjab Province of Pakistan.First Record, Distribution and Morphology of Psyllid, Trioza fletcheri minor Crawford, 1912 From Punjab Province of Pakistan. Imran B ...
'' *''A. pallipes'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the eriocraniid moth ''
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 gall midge '' 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 ''
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'' *''A. percaudatus'' – Europe, India **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. pygmaeus'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges and apid
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s *''A. sicarius'' – Former Yugoslavia, Africa, Near East **A parasitoid recorded on various coccid
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s and the
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beetle '' Agrilus sinuatus'' *''A. sobrius'' – Nearctic, Russia **A parasitoid of gall midges of the genus ''
Asphondylia ''Asphondylia'' is a cosmopolitan genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. All species in this genus induce galls on plants, especially on flowers and flower buds. There are over 300 described species in ''Asphondylia'', with many 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 gall midges and
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moths, 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 torymid '' Torymus azureus'' *''A. terebrans'' – Holarctic *''A. toddaliae'' – Near East, Madagascar **A parasitoid of coccid
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s of the genus ''
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* Cocci ...
'' *''A. venustus'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid recorded on various gall midges and eurytomid wasps of the genus '' Bruchophagus'' *''A. zosimus'' – Holarctic, North Africa and New Zealand **A parasitoid recorded on a very wide range of insects including
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. Parasitized in turn by the eupelmid '' Eupelmus allynii''


Palaearctic species

*''A. aartseni'' – Greece *''A. acron'' – Czech Republic *''A. aega'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the gall midge '' Dasineura glechomae'' *''A. aethiops'' – Palaearctic **Recorded as a parasitoid on a variety of insects including bean weevils, gall midges, gall wasps 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, Slovakia **A parasitoid of the gall midge '' Agevillea abietis'' *''A. agrus'' – Palaearctic *''A. albae'' –
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( Shaanxi province) **A parasitoid of the
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'' Cryphalus exiguus'' *''A. alveatus'' – Palaearctic, North Africa **A parasitoid recorded on the gall midge ''
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 gall wasp '' Rhodites mayri'' *''A. amenon'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the gall midge ''
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'' – Spain **A parasitoid of gall wasps of the genus '' Plagiotrochus'' *''A. annulatus'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid recorded on the gall midge '' Asphondylia sarothamni'' and some 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 ...
s *''A. anodaphus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the gall midge '' Rhopalomyia ptarmicae'' *''A. apama'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of various gall midges *''A. apiculatus'' – Palaearctic *''A. aquaticus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with '' Phragmites australis'' *''A. aquilus'' – Britain **A parasitoid of the gall midge '' Dasineura trifolii'' *''A. arathis'' – Britain *''A. arenarius'' – Europe *''A. aristaeus'' – Palaearctic *''A. arrabonicus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with '' Alopecurus pratensis'' *''A. arsenjevi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. artemisiae'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of gall midges of the genus ''
Rhopalomyia ''Rhopalomyia'' is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 267 described species in ''Rhopalomyia''. Most species in this genus induce galls on plants in the Asteraceae. This genus has a cosmopolitan dis ...
'' *''A. artemisicola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the gall midge ''
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 **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 gall midges of the genus ''
Cystiphora ''Cystiphora'' is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about seven described species in ''Cystiphora''. Species These seven species belong to the genus ''Cystiphora'': * '' Cystiphora canadensis'' Felt, 1913 * '' Cystiph ...
'' *''A. aurantiacus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of gall wasps of the genus '' Diplolepsis'' *''A. avetjanae'' – Armenia **A parasitoid of the gall wasp ''
Diplolepsis fructuum ''Diplolepis fructuum'' (Rübsaamen, 1895) is a hymenopteran gall wasp which causes a 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 o ...
'' *''A. azoricus'' – Azores *''A. bakkendorfi'' – 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 moths – recorded on gracillariids of the genus '' Phyllocnistis'' and the
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 ...
''
Pseudargyrotoza conwagana ''Pseudargyrotoza conwagana'' is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China ( Heilongjiang, Jilin, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Beijing, Shandong), South Korea, Japan, Russia ( Siberia, Ussuri) and Asia Minor. The wingspan is ...
'' *''A. beringi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. beroe'' – Britain *''A. beyazus'' – Iran *''A. biorrhizae'' – Palaearctic :A parasitoid of the gall wasp ''
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) **A parasitoid of the
bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the ...
s '' Ips subelongatus'' 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 gall midges, also recorded on the nepticulid moth '' Nepticula argyropeza'' *''A. brevipennis'' – Czech Republic, Slovakia *''A. bucculentus'' – Armenia, Turkey, Israel **A parasitoid 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 '' Eurytoma amygdali'' *''A. calamarius'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. calvus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on the cockroach '' Loboptera decipiens'' and the evaniid wasp '' Zeuxevania splendidula'' *''A. capitigenae'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the gall midge '' Bayeria capitigena'' *''A. capnopterus'' – Southern Europe *''A. catius'' – Palaearctic *''A. caudatus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the gall midge '' Dasineura alopecuri'' *''A. cebennicus'' – France *''A. cecidomyiarum'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the gall wasp ''
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. celtidis'' – Europe **A parasitoid on leaf beetles of the genus ''
Pyrrhalta ''Pyrrhalta'' is a genus of beetles in the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae. Species are distributed throughout much of the world, including much of the Northern Hemisphere and the Australian region.Nie, R. E., et al. (2013)Notes on black elytro ...
'', also recorded on the gracillariid moth '' Lithocolletis lantanella'' *''A. cerricola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the gall midge ''
Macrodiplosis dryobia ''Macrodiplosis'' is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about 19 described species in ''Macrodiplosis''. Species These 19 species belong to the genus ''Macrodiplosis'': * '' Macrodiplosis antennata'' (Felt, ...
'' *''A. chakassicus'' – Russia **A parasitoid on the gall midge '' Dasineura rozhkovi'' *''A. ciliatus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the gall midge '' Rabdophaga heterobia'' *''A. citrinus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the gall wasp '' Aylax rogenhoferi'' *''A. citripes'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various dytiscid beetles, also recorded on the lasiocampid moth '' Dendrolimus pini'' *''A. clavicornis'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on various
gall midges 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 ...
, aphids and
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
s *''A. claviger'' – Palaearctic *''A. coccidiphagus'' – Britain **A parasitoid on kermesid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
s of the genus '' Kermes'' *''A. collega'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. constrictus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on brentid
beetles Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
of the genus '' Apion'' and
gall midges 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 ...
of the genus '' Oligotrophus'' *''A. cracens'' – Southern Europe, Turkey **A parasitoid on 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 '' Coraebus rubi'' *''A. craneiobiae'' – Northern Europe **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. crassiceps'' – Central Europe *''A. crypturgus'' – China (Shaanxi province) **A parasitoid on various
bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the ...
s *''A. csokakoensis'' – Palaearctic *''A. culminis'' – France *''A. cultratus'' – Britain *''A. curtivena'' – France *''A. cycladum'' – Greece **Host unknown but associated with '' Thymelaea hirsuta'' *''A. cyniphidum'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid on various gall wasps *''A. dauci'' – - Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. debilitatus'' – France *''A. deceptor'' – France *''A. dendroctoni'' – China ( Guizhou province) **A parasitoid on various
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and longhorn beetles *''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 insects including curculionid
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gall midges 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 ...
and gracillariid and lyonetiid moths *''A. doksyensis'' – Czech Republic *''A. domenichinii'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
and gall wasps *''A. dotus'' – Britain **A parasitoid of the gall midge ''
Dasineura ulmariae ''Dasineura'' is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae, some of which cause galls on plants such as '' Dasineura crataegi'' on hawthorn (''Crataegus monogyna'') and '' Dasineura fraxinea'' on ash (''Fraxinus excelsior ''Fraxinus excel ...
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*''A. dryocosmi'' – China ( Zhejiang province) **A parasitoid on the gall wasp '' Dryocosmus kuriphilus'' *''A. durmitorensis'' – former Yugoslavia *''A. elegantulus'' – France *''A. eleuchia'' – Western Europe **A parasitoid of the gall midge ''
Cystiphora sonchi ''Cystiphora sonchi'' is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. References Further reading * * Cecidomyiinae Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1847 {{Sciaroidea-stub ...
'' *''A. elongatus'' – Europe, Near East **A parasitoid of various chalcidoids and
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. emesa'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the gall midge '' Dasineura alopecuri'' *''A. epicharmus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. epilobiellus'' – Netherlands **A parasitoid on the gall midge '' Dasineura epilobii'' *''A. epilobii'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid on the gall midge '' Dasineura epilobii'' *''A. eratus'' – Britain *''A. ericae'' – France **A parasitoid on the gall midge '' 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 ...
mites *''A. ermaki'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. escherichi'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. esherensis'' – Britain *''A. euagoras'' – Britain *''A. eupatorii'' – Palaearctic *''A. eupolis'' – Britain *''A. eurystoma'' – Palaearctic *''A. eurytomae'' – Palaearctic, Near East **A parasitoid on various gall wasps – also recorded on the eurytomid '' Eurytomus rosae'' *''A. eurytus'' – Europe **A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of insects including apionid beetles, ledrid
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Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families, with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae. T ...
) and moths (families Gracillariidae 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 ...
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'' Cerodontha pygmaea'' *''A. flavovarius'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
, also recorded on the gracillariid moth '' Lithocolletis platani'' *''A. flumenius'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. fonscolombei'' – Palaearctic *''A. foraminifer'' – France *''A. forsteri'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various gall wasps *''A. fukutai'' – China ( Hebei), Taiwan **A parasitoid on various longhorn beetles *''A. fulvipes'' – Palaearctic *''A. fusificola'' – France **A parasitoid on the gall wasp '' Plagiotrochus fusifex'' *''A. garganensis'' – Greece, Italy *''A. gaus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on the gall midge '' Dasineura leguminicola'' *''A. glandicola'' – France **A parasitoid on the gall wasp ''
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 **A parasitoid on 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 ...
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Lignyodes ''Lignyodes'' is a genus of ash seed weevils in the 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 specie ...
'' *''A. grandicauda'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. grandii'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
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*''A. gratus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. grylli'' – Palaearctic *''A. habarovi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. hanka'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. hedqvisti'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the ...
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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'' – Hungary **Host unknown but associated with '' Quercus cerris'' *''A. holoxanthus'' – Eastern Palaearctic *''A. humilis'' – Western Europe **A parasitoid of
gall midges 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 ...
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) **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. impurus'' –
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*''A. incrassatus'' – Britain **Host unknown but associated with '' Carex spp'' *''A. invidus'' – Southern Europe, Near East **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''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
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s and also on the
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 ...
moth '' 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 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 ...
*''A. longispinus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. longistigma'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. longulus'' – Europe *''A. lutescens'' – Spain **A parasitoid on the 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 ...
'' 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 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 ...
and fellow eulophids (including ''Aprostocetus elongatus'') *''A. lycidas'' – Europe, North Africa **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. lycidoides'' – Greece *''A. lysippe'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the gall midge ''
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
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 ...
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*''A. masculinus'' – France *''A. massonianae'' – China (Guizhou) **A parasitoid on the
bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the ...
'' Cryphalus massonianus'' *''A. maurus'' – Hungary *''A. mazaeus'' – Britain *''A. menius'' – Palaearctic *''A. meridionalis'' – Southern Europe *''A. meroe'' – Western Europe *''A. metra'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. micantulus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the gall midge '' Dasineura abietiperda'' *''A. microocellus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. mimulus'' – Greece *''A. minimus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of
gall midges 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 ...
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 ...
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*''A. moldavicus'' – Moldova **A parasitoid on the gall midge '' Dasineura mali'' *''A. morairensis'' – Spain *''A. muiri'' – China ( Guangdong) *''A. mycerinus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with '' Salix spp'' *''A. myrsus'' – Britain **A parasitoid on the gall midge '' Contarinia rumicis'' *''A. natans'' – Central Russia, Ukraine **A parasitoid on various dytiscid beetles *''A. nigriventris'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. novatus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on the gall midge '' 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 ...
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Cynips caputmedusae ''Cynips'' is a genus of gall wasps in the tribe Cynipini, the oak gall wasps. One of the best known is the common oak gall wasp (''Cynips quercusfolii''), which induces characteristic spherical galls about two centimeters wide on the underside ...
'' *''A. orestes'' – Central Europe *''A. orithyia'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of various flies (
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chloropid The Chloropidae are a family of flies commonly known as frit flies or grass flies. About 2000 described species are in over 160 genera distributed worldwide. These are usually very small flies, yellow or black and appearing shiny due to the virtu ...
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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
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Oecanthus pellucens ''Oecanthus pellucens'', common name Italian tree cricket, is a species of tree crickets belonging to the family Gryllidae, subfamily Oecanthinae. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Oecanthus pellucens calinensis'' Jannone, 1936 * ''Oecanthu ...
'' *''A. pachyneuros'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various kermesid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
s and fellow chalcidoids *''A. pallidipedes'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. pallidipes'' –
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*''A. palustris'' – Northern Europe *''A. pantshenkoi'' – Southern Russia *''A. paralus'' – Britain *''A. peischula'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. perfulvescens'' – Greece *''A. perone'' – Northern Europe *''A. phillyreae'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with '' Phillyrea spp'' *''A. phineus'' – Europe *''A. phloeophthori'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the ...
'' Phloeophthorus rhododactylus'' *''A. phragmiticola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the gall midge '' Giraudiella inclusa'' *''A. phragmitinus'' – Europe **Host unknown but associated with '' Phragmites spp'' *''A. ping'' – Spain *''A. plagioderae'' – Moldova **A parasitoid on the leaf beetle ''
Plagiodera versicolora ''Plagiodera versicolora'' is a species of leaf beetle (subfamily Chrysomelinae) in the genus ''Plagiodera''. Description ''Plagiodera versicolora'' grows to 2.5 - 4.8 mm in length and is metallic blue or green, occasionally purplish to black ...
'' *''A. plangon'' – Britain *''A. planiusculus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on sesiid moths of the genus ''
Chamaesphecia ''Chamaesphecia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. Species *Subgenus ''Chamaesphecia'' Spuler, 1910 **''Chamaesphecia adelpha'' Le Cerf, 1938 **''Chamaesphecia amygdaloidis'' Schleppnik, 1933 **''Chamaesphecia anthracias'' Le Cerf, 19 ...
'' *''A. polygoni'' – Central Europe **Host unknown but associated with ''
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'' *''A. popovi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. problematicus'' – Hungary **A parasitoid recorded on the gall wasp '' Chilaspis nitida'' and gracillariid moths of the genus ''
Lithocolletis ''Phyllonorycter'' is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae. Diversity The genus comprises about 400 species, with a worldwide distribution. The vast majority of species are found in the temperate regions, with about 257 species descri ...
'' *''A. productus'' – Palaearctic *''A. prolidice'' – Palaearctic *''A. prolixus'' – China (Hebei), Taiwan **A parasitoid on the longhorn beetle '' 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 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 ...
of the genus ''
Rhopalomyia ''Rhopalomyia'' is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 267 described species in ''Rhopalomyia''. Most species in this genus induce galls on plants in the Asteraceae. This genus has a cosmopolitan dis ...
'' *''A. rhacius'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the gall midge '' Dasineura trifolii'' *''A. rhipheus'' – Europe *''A. rhode'' – Britain *''A. rimskykorsakovi'' – Central Russia *''A. roesellae'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
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, also recorded on fellow chalcidoids and the yponomeutid moth ''
Argyresthia conjugella ''Argyresthia conjugella'', the apple fruit moth, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in North America, Europe, Siberia, Central Asia and Japan. The wingspan is 10–14 mm. The head is yellowish-white. Forewings are rat ...
'' *''A. rubi'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the gall midge ''
Lasioptera rubi ''Lasioptera rubi'' (also known as the raspberry gall midge) is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae and is found in Europe. It was Species description, first described in 1803 by the Germany, German priest, botanist and entomologi ...
'' *''A. rubicola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the gall midge ''
Lasioptera rubi ''Lasioptera rubi'' (also known as the raspberry gall midge) is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae and is found in Europe. It was Species description, first described in 1803 by the Germany, German priest, botanist and entomologi ...
'' *''A. rufescens'' – Western Europe **A parasitoid of the gall wasp ''
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 beetles 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
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 of the genus '' Apion'' *''A. salictorum'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. schambala'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. scoticus'' – Britain **A parasitoid of the gall midge '' Jaapiella veronicae'' *'' A. sensuna'' – Switzerland *''A. serratularum'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
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), ...
flies, also on gelechiid moths 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
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 ...
'' 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'' *''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 gall midge '' Planetella frireni'' *''A. suevius'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various leaf beetles *''A. taiga'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. tanaceticola'' – Northern Europe **A parasitoid of the gall midge '' Rhopalomyia tanaceticola'' *''A. taxi'' – Europe **Host unknown but associated with '' Taxus baccata'' *''A. tenuiradialis'' – Europe *''A. tiliaceae'' – Czech Republic **A parasitoid of the gall midge '' Didymomyia tiliacea'' *''A. tilicola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the gall midge ''
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 beetles of the genus '' Apion'' *''A. torquentis'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. totis'' – Britain *''A. trjapitzini'' – Palaearctic, Near East **A parasitoid on various 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 ...
s, 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 encyrtid '' Microterys hortulanus'' *''A. truncatulus'' – France *''A. tymber'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. vaccus'' – Britain *''A. vassolensis'' – Central Europe *''A. veronicae'' – Britain **A parasitoid of the gall midge '' Jaapiella veronicae'' *''A. verticalis'' – Britain *''A. verutus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with various grasses *''A. viatorum'' – Madeira *''A. vicinus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. viridescens'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid of the gall midge '' Cecidomyia baeri'' *''A. viridinitens'' – Palaearctic *''A. volgodonicus'' – Southern Russia *''A. voranus'' – Britain *''A. westwoodii'' – Central and Southern Europe **A parasitoid of
gall midges 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 ...
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 ...
'' *''A. wrangeli'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. xanthomelas'' – Central Europe *''A. xanthopus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various moths, also recorded on the
bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the ...
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Carphoborus minimus ''Carphoborus'' is a genus of crenulate bark beetles within the family Curculionidae. There are at least 40 described species of beetles in ''Carphoborus''. Species These 49 species belong to the genus ''Carphoborus'': * '' Carphoborus abachids ...
'' *''A. xeuxes'' – Britain *''A. zerovae'' – Ukraine, Central Russia *''A. zoilus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with '' Alopecurus pratensis''


Indomalayan species

*''A. ajmerensis'' – India ( Rajasthan) **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
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. asphondyliae'' – India ( Karnataka) **A parasitoid on the gall midge '' Asphondylia pongamiae'' *''A. bangaloricus'' – India (Karnataka) **A parasitoid on the kerriid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
'' Kerria lacca'' *''A. basalis'' – Indonesia ( South Moluccas) *''A. coimbatorensis'' – India ( Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu) **A parasitoid on various gall midges *''A. distinguendus'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) **A parasitoid on the
delphacid Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg. Diet and Pest species All species are phytophagous, m ...
bug ''
Perkinsiella saccharicida ''Perkinsiella saccharicida'' (known commonly as the sugarcane planthopper, sugarcane delphacid, and sugarcane leafhopper) is a species of delphacid planthopper 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
delphacid Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg. Diet and Pest species All species are phytophagous, m ...
bug ''
Perkinsiella vastatrix ''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,
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) *''A. kuriani'' – India ( Orissa) **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 ...
moths *''A. lasallei'' – India ( Uttarakhand) **A parasitoid on various 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 ...
s *''A. lecanii'' – Indonesia (Java, Bali) **A parasitoid on various 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 ...
s *''A. maculatus'' – India ( Uttar Pradesh) **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 ...
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Ferrisia virgata ''Ferrisia virgata'', commonly known as the striped mealybug, is a species of mealybug belonging to the Pseudococcidae Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Many species ar ...
'' *''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
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 ...
'' 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, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia **A parasitoid on a wide range of
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
s, also recorded on some fellow chalcidoids *''A. sankarani'' – India **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. santalinus'' – India (Karnataka) **A parasitoid 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 actiniformis'' *''A. tarsalis'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) **A parasitoid on
delphacid Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg. Diet and Pest species All species are phytophagous, m ...
bugs 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 ...
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
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 ...
ns and moths *''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, Uganda **A parasitoid on tortoise beetles of the genera ''
Aspidomorpha ''Aspidimorpha'' is a large Old World genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae and tribe Aspidimorphini. The genus name is frequently misspelled as ''"Aspidomorpha"'', due to an unjustified spelling change in 1848. Species ...
'' and '' Conchyloctenia'' *''A. brevistylus'' – Central Africa **A parasitoid on the
diopsid Stalk-eyed flies are insects of the fly family Diopsidae. The family is distinguished from most other flies by most members of the family possessing "eyestalks": projections from the sides of the head with the eyes at the end. Some fly species fr ...
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 ...
'' Diopsis thoracica'' *''A. camerounensis'' – Cameroon *''A. cassidocida'' – Senegal **A parasitoid on tortoise beetles of the genus ''
Aspidomorpha ''Aspidimorpha'' is a large Old World genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae and tribe Aspidimorphini. The genus name is frequently misspelled as ''"Aspidomorpha"'', due to an unjustified spelling change in 1848. Species ...
'' *''A. dineuri'' –
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**A parasitoid recorded on the
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 ...
moth ''
Sylepta derogata ''Haritalodes derogata'', the cotton leaf roller or okra leaf roller, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is widely distributed. Records include the Comoros, the Democratic R ...
'' and the braconid wasp ''
Apanteles sagax ''Apanteles'' is a very large genus of braconid wasps, containing more than 600 described species found worldwide. There are no native species in New Zealand, and none have been recorded in the high arctic. See also * List of Apanteles species ...
'' *''A. dolichocerus'' – Seychelles *''A. ghananensis'' – Ghana *''A. gowdeyi'' – Uganda **A parasitoid 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 ...
'' Pulvinaria jacksoni'' *''A. gravans'' –
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, Tanzania **A parasitoid 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 ...
''
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
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 ...
'' Ferrisiana chrysophyllae'' *''A. hanangensis'' – Tanzania *''A. harongae'' – Madagascar *''A. hofferi'' – Algeria *''A. lamiicidus'' – Ghana, Nigeria **A parasitoid on longhorn beetles of the genus ''
Tragocephala ''Tragocephala'' is a genus of flat-faced longhorn beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae. Species * ''Tragocephala alluaudi'' Lameere, 1893 * ''Tragocephala angolensis'' Aurivillius, 1916 * ''Tragocephala berchmansi'' Hintz, 1909 * ''Tra ...
'' *''A. leroyi'' – Democratic Republic of the Congo *''A. leucopterae'' – Tanzania **A parasitoid on various lyonetiid moths of the genus '' Leucoptera'', also recorded on fellow eulophids of the genus ''
Eulophus ''Eulophus'' is a genus of 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 2,00 ...
'' *''A. longiscutulum'' – Tanzania *''A. marinikius'' – Algeria *''A. melichlorus'' – Ghana *''A. microfuniculus'' – Algeria *''A. negetae'' – Senegal **A parasitoid on the noctuid moth ''
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
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 '' Plectronia spp'' *''A. phytolymae'' –
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**A parasitoid of the psyllid bug '' Phytolyma lata'' *''A. procerae'' – West Africa **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
, also recorded on the
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 ...
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'' –
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*''A. stictococci'' – West Africa **A parasitoid on stictococcid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
s of the genus '' Stictococcus'' *''A. theioneurus'' – Kenya, Madagascar, Seychelles **A parasitoid recorded on the
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 ...
moth ''
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 wasp ''
Cotesia sesamiae ''Cotesia'' is a genus of braconid wasps first described by Peter Cameron in 1891. Some species parasitize caterpillars of species considered pests, and are used as biocontrol agents. '' Cotesia congregata'' parasitizes the tomato and the to ...
'' *''A. trichionotus'' – Central Africa **A parasitoid on the psyllid bug '' Phytolyma lata'' *''A. ugandaensis'' – Uganda **A parasitoid on the stictococcid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
'' Stictococcus gowdeyi''


Nearctic species

*''A. ajax'' – Northern United States *''A. americanus'' *''A. animus'' – Mexico, New Mexico *''A. anthophilus'' – South eastern Canada, north eastern United States **A parasitoid recorded on the gall midge ''
Rhopalomyia anthophila ''Rhopalomyia anthophila'' the Downy Flower Gall Midgeis a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. It induces galls on the host ''Solidago altissima'' across much of North America. Galls and Biology The gall that is a mod ...
'' and the totricid moth '' Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana'' *''A. anthracinus'' – Western
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 ...
**A parasitoid on 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 '' Agrilus angelicus'' *''A. banksii'' – Eastern United States **A parasitoid on a 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 ...
, ''
Horismenus nitans ''Horismenus'' is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae occurring primarily in the Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South Am ...
'' *''A. blastophagi'' – Eastern United States **A parasitoid on the gall wasp ''
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 cockroaches 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'' – California **A parasitoid on various gall wasps *''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 insects – mainly
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 ...
( Arctiidae, Lasiocampidae, 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 ...
),
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 ...
( Tephritidae) and
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 ...
( Encyrtidae) *''A. faustus'' – Central and western United States **A parasitoid on
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), ...
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 gall wasps *''A. gelastus'' – Florida **A parasitoid on various psyllid and triozid
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*''A. gibboni'' – Central United States **A parasitoid on the languriid beetle ''
Languria mozardi ''Languria mozardi'', the clover stem borer, is a species of lizard beetle in the family Erotylidae. Red and black, its length ranges from 4mm to 9mm. Adults may be found on a variety of plants, but its larvae develop in the stems of '' Trifoli ...
'' *''A. granulatus'' *''A. hesperius'' – Illinois **A parasitoid on the gall wasp ''
Diplolepis ignota ''Diplolepis ignota'' is a species of gall wasp (Cynipidae). Galls in which the larvae live and feed are formed on the leaves of several species of wild rose ( ''Rosa''). Individual galls are single-chambered and spherical, but multiple galls c ...
'' *''A. hibus'' – California **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. hillmeadia'' – Maryland *''A. homeri'' – Western United States **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. impexus'' – Virginia **A parasitoid on the gall wasp '' Disholcaspis quercusglobulus'' *''A. irvingi'' – New Mexico *''A. ischnopterae'' – Central and eastern United States **A parasitoid on various ectobiid cockroaches *''A. juniperi'' – Canada, northern United States **A parasitoid recorded on various hosts including the
eriophyid Eriophyidae is a family of more than 200 genera of mites, which live as plant parasites, commonly causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues and hence known as gall mites. About 3,600 species have been described, but this is probably l ...
mite ''Trisetacus, Trisetacus quadrisetus'', the 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 ...
''Anthonomus, Anthonomus juniperinus'' and various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. kansasia'' – Kansas *''A. lasius'' – Central United States **A parasitoid on the gall midge ''Asteromyia, Asteromyia agrostis'' *''A. longicorpus'' – New Mexico **A parasitoid on the
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 ...
moth ''Rhyacionia, Rhyacionia frustrana'' *''A. marcovitchi'' – United States **A parasitoid recorded on various hosts including
gall midges 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 ...
, fellow chalcidoids and the 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 ...
''Anthonomus, Anthonomus juniperinus'' *''A. marilandia'' – Maryland *''A. meltoftei'' – Greenland *''A. milleri'' – California **A parasitoid on the gelechiid moth ''Recurvaria, Recurvaria milleri'' *''A. mymaridis'' – Illinois **A parasitoid on lestid
damselflies Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings 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. nebraskensis'' – Eastern Canada, United States **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
, also recorded on the 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 ...
''Hypera, Hypera nigrirostris'' *''A. neuroteri'' – Central and eastern United States **A parasitoid on gall wasps of the genus ''Neuroterus'' *''A. novus'' – Central and eastern United States *''A. Oklahoma'' – Central United States **A parasitoid on fellow chalcidoids (family
Eurytomidae The Eurytomidae are a family within the superfamily Chalcidoidea. Unlike most chalcidoids, the larvae of many are phytophagous (feeding in stems, seeds, or galls), while others are more typical parasitoids, though even then the hosts are usually ...
) *''A. oncideridis'' – West Virginia **A parasitoid on the longhorn beetle ''Oncideres, Oncideres cingulata'' *''A. orbitalis'' – Mexico, California *''A. oviductus'' – Maryland *''A. pandora'' – Oregon **A parasitoid on the Saturniidae, saturniid moth ''Coloradia pandora'' *''A. pattersonae'' – United States **A parasitoid on various gall wasps *''A. politi'' – Eastern and southern United States **A parasitoid on the gall wasp ''Xanthoteras, Xanthoteras politum'' *''A. polynemae'' – Central and eastern United States **A parasitoid on various Odonata and the fairyfly ''Polynema needhami'' *''A. psyllaephagus'' – Arizona **A parasitoid on the triozid bug ''Trioza collaris'' *''A. punctatifrons'' – Arizona **A parasitoid on the lyonetiid moth ''Paraleucoptera, Paraleucoptera albella'' *''A. rosae'' – North America **A parasitoid on gall wasps of the genus ''Diplolepis (wasp), Diplolepis'' *''A. semiauraticeps'' – United States **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. silvaticus'' – North America **A parasitoid on various moths, also recorded on the Diprionidae, diprionid sawfly ''Neodiprion, Neodiprion swainei'' *''A. smilax'' - Florida **
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
inducer on ''Smilax havanensis'' *''A. strobilus'' – North America **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
, also recorded on the
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 ...
moth ''Barbara (moth), Barbara colfaxiana'' and the ichneumon wasp ''Glypta, Glypta evetriae'' *''A. tesserus'' – Northern United States **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. varicornis'' – Northeastern United States **A parasitoid on various
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 ...
moths *''A. verrucarii'' – United States **A parasitoid on gall wasps of the genus ''Neuroterus''


Neotropical species

*''A. acutipennis'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. arachnophagus'' – Argentina, Uruguay **A parasitoid on various Araneidae, araneid and Theridiidae, theridiid spiders. *''A. ashmeadi'' – Grenada *''A. baccharidis'' – Chile *''A. bahiensis'' – Brazil (Bahia) **Host unknown but associated with ''Ocotea, Ocotea opoifera'' *''A. basilaris'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. basimaculata'' – Nicaragua *''A. bondari'' – Brazil (Bahia) **A parasitoid on the Pauliniidae, pauliniid grasshopper ''Paulinia (grasshopper), Paulinia elegans'' *''A. brasiliensis'' – Brazil (Mato Grosso) *''A. cacus'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. chapadae'' – South America **A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of insects including Curculionidae, weevils,
gall midges 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 ...
, 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 ...
s, gelechiid moths and braconid wasps *''A. cleonica'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. colliguayae'' – Chile **Phagy, Phytophagous, causing
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
s on ''Colliguaja, Colliguaja odorifera'' *''A. coxalis'' – Grenada *''A. cupreus'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. daimachus'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. elevatus'' – Grenada *''A. februus'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. femoratus'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. hyalinipennis'' – Paraguay *''A. ignigenus'' – Argentina *''A. infulatus'' – Argentina *''A. longicornis'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. melleus'' – Brazil (Pará) *''A. narcaeus'' – Chile *''A. naucles'' – Chile **Host unknown but associated with ''Prosopis, Prosopis tamarugo'' *''A. norax'' – Chile **A parasitoid on the lasiocampid moth ''Macromphalia, Macromphalia dedecora'' *''A. phryno'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. polypaea'' – Chile *''A. punctifrons'' – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. riverai'' – South America **A parasitoid of Theridiidae, theridiid spiders of the genus ''Latrodectus'' *''A. similis'' – Grenada *''A. socialis'' – Chile *''A. thomasi'' – Chile *''A. vaquitarum'' – South America, Caribbean **A parasitoid recorded on the curculionid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the 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 ...
''Lachnopus, Lachnopus coffeae'' and the Elachistidae, elachistid moth ''Donacivola, Donacivola saccharella'' *''A. viridis'' – Grenada *''A. vulgaris'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. xenocles'' – Chile **A parasitoid of 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 ...
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

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


Australasian species

*''A. acomatus'' – Queensland *''A. acuminativentris'' – Queensland *''A. acuminatus'' – Queensland *''A. acutiventris'' – Queensland *''A. aeneithorax'' – Queensland *''A. aeneoculex'' – Queensland **A parasitoid of leaf beetles of the genus ''Galeruca'' *''A. aeneon'' – Queensland *''A. aenosus'' – Queensland *''A. aeneus'' – Queensland *''A. affinis'' – Queensland *''A. anna'' – Queensland *''A. arses'' – Tasmania *''A. atrellus'' – Queensland *''A. atristigma'' – Queensland *''A. atriventris'' – Queensland *''A. aura'' – Queensland *''A. auriflavus'' – Queensland **A parasitoid associated with
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
producing insects on ''Eucalyptus'' *''A. aurios'' – Queensland *''A. auriscutellum'' – Queensland *''A. auriventris'' – Queensland *''A. australicus'' – Queensland *''A. baucis'' – Western Australia *''A. bicolor'' – Queensland *''A. bilongifasciatus'' – Queensland *''A. boswelli'' – Queensland *''A. boussingaulti'' – Queensland *''A. brevis'' – Queensland *''A. brevistigma'' – South Australia *''A. brunneiventris'' – Queensland *''A. brunneus'' – Queensland *''A. burmeisteri'' – Northern Territory *''A. cinctiventer'' – Queensland *''A. cinctiventris'' – New South Wales *''A. cobdeni'' – Queensland *''A. consimilis'' – Queensland *''A. consobrinus'' – Queensland **A parasitoid associated with
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
producing insects on ''Eucalyptus'' *''A. cressoni'' – Queensland *''A. culex'' – Queensland *''A. darwini'' – Queensland *''A. darwinianus'' – Queensland *''A. decii'' – Queensland *''A. dei'' – Queensland *''A. dymas'' – Tasmania *''A. eucalypti'' – South Australia **A parasitoid on fellow chalcidoids: recorded on ''Rhicnopletella'' spp. ( Eulophidae) and ''Neomegastigmus, Neomegastigmus ater'' (Torymidae) *''A. fannius'' – Tasmania *''A. fasciativenter'' – Tasmania *''A. fasciativentris'' – New South Wales *''A. fasciativentrosus'' – Queensland *''A. filiformis'' – New South Wales *''A. flavellinus'' – Queensland *''A. flavellus'' – Queensland *''A. flavicaput'' – Queensland *''A. flavicollis'' – Queensland *''A. flavicornis'' – Queensland *''A. flavios'' – Queensland *''A. flavipostscutellum'' – Queensland *''A. flaviscapus'' – Queensland *''A. flaviscutellum'' – Queensland *''A. flavobasalis'' – Queensland *''A. flavus'' – Queensland *''A. froggatti'' – New South Wales *''A. fulgens'' – Queensland *''A. fulvipostscutellum'' – Queensland *''A. fuscipennatus'' – South Australia *''A. fuscipennis'' – Queensland *''A. fuscitibiae'' – Tasmania *''A. fuscosus'' – Queensland *''A. fuscus'' – Queensland *''A. gloriosus'' – Queensland *''A. glycon'' – Tasmania *''A. gobius'' – Queensland *''A. gregi'' – Queensland *''A. grotiusi'' – Queensland *''A. guttatus'' – Queensland *''A. haeckeli'' – Queensland *''A. handeli'' – Queensland *''A. hetaericos'' – Queensland *''A. hexguttativentris'' – Queensland *''A. hyalinus'' – Queensland *''A. imago'' – New South Wales *''A. imperialis'' – Queensland *''A. indigenus'' – Queensland *''A. inghamensis'' – Queensland *''A. intentatus'' – Queensland *''A. io'' – Queensland *''A. ion'' – Queensland *''A. kelloggi'' – Queensland *''A. latithorax'' – Queensland *''A. lelaps'' – Western Australia *''A. lenini'' – Queensland *''A. limbus'' – Tasmania *''A. lineatus'' – Queensland *''A. longiclavus'' – Queensland *''A. longipennis'' – Queensland *''A. longiventris'' – Queensland *''A. lustris'' – Queensland *''A. mahometi'' – Queensland *''A. marginatus'' – Queensland *''A. margiscutellum'' – Queensland *''A. margiscutum'' – Queensland **A parasitoid associated with
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
producing insects on ''Eucalyptus'' *''A. margiventris'' – Queensland *''A. margiventrosus'' – Queensland *''A. maximus'' – Queensland *''A. meridialis'' – Queensland *''A. meridianus'' – Victoria (Australia), Victoria *''A. mesmeri'' – Queensland *''A. minutissimus'' – Queensland *''A. mirus'' – Queensland *''A. misericordia'' – Queensland *''A. montanus'' – Queensland *''A. monticola'' – Queensland *''A. morum'' – Queensland *''A. multifasciatus'' – Queensland *''A. necopinatus'' – Queensland *''A. neis'' – Tasmania *''A. nelsonensis'' – Queensland *''A. nigriclava'' – Queensland *''A. nigrithorax'' – Queensland *''A. nomadis'' – Queensland *''A. novifasciatus'' – Queensland *''A. nubilipennis'' – Queensland *''A. nugatorius'' – Queensland *''A. nympha'' – Queensland *''A. obscurus'' – Queensland *''A. occultus'' – Queensland *''A. octoguttatus'' – New South Wales *''A. pallidicaput'' – Queensland *''A. pallidiventris'' – Queensland *''A. parvulus'' – Queensland *''A. pax'' – Queensland *''A. perkinsi'' – Queensland *''A. perobscurus'' – South Australia *''A. perpulcher'' – Queensland *''A. platoni'' – Queensland *''A. polychromus'' – Northern Territory *''A. pomosus'' – Queensland *''A. pontiac'' – South Australia *''A. postscutellatus'' – Queensland *''A. proto'' – Tasmania *''A. pulcher'' – Queensland *''A. pulchrinotatus'' – Queensland *''A. pullus'' – Queensland *''A. purpureicorpus'' – Queensland *''A. purpureithorax'' – Queensland *''A. purpureivarius'' – Queensland *''A. quadrifasciatus'' – Queensland *''A. quadriguttativentris'' – Queensland *''A. quadrimaculae'' – Queensland *''A. quadrimaculatus'' – Queensland *''A. queenslandensis'' – Queensland *''A. quinqnigrimaculae'' – Victoria **A parasitoid associated with
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
producing insects on ''Eucalyptus'' *''A. rieki'' – Queensland *''A. rotundiventris'' – Queensland *''A. rufiscutellum'' – Queensland *''A. saintpierrei'' – Queensland **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 ...
*''A. saltensis'' – Queensland *''A. salto'' – Queensland *''A. saltus'' – Queensland *''A. sannio'' – Queensland *''A. sannion'' – Queensland *''A. schilleri'' – Queensland *''A. secus'' – Queensland **A parasitoid associated with
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
producing insects on ''Eucalyptus'' *''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 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 ...
*''A. susurrus'' – Queensland *''A. tarsatus'' – Queensland *''A. teiae'' – Queensland **A parasitoid on Lymantriidae, lymantriid moths of the genus ''Teia (moth), Teia'', also recorded on the leaf beetle ''Galeruca, Galeruca semipullata'' *''A. tenuis'' – Queensland *''A. thalesi'' – Queensland *''A. transversifasciatus'' – New South Wales *''A. tricolor'' – Queensland **A parasitoid associated with
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
producing insects on ''Eucalyptus'' *''A. trifasciatus'' – Queensland *''A. trimaculosus'' – Queensland *''A. unfasciativentris'' – Queensland *''A. valens'' – Tasmania *''A. varicolor'' – Queensland *''A. variegatus'' – Queensland *''A. verus'' – Victoria *''A. victoriensis'' – Victoria **A parasitoid on various gall wasps *''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