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''Aprostocetus'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typi ...
n
insect Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...
s of the
family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Eulophidae The Eulophidae is 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 subfa ...
. The genus was erected by John O. Westwood in 1833. This very large group (about 800 described species) of
parasitoid wasp Parasitoid wasps are a large group of hymenopteran Superfamily (zoology), superfamilies, with all but the wood wasps (Orussoidea) being in the wasp-waisted Apocrita. As parasitoids, they lay their eggs on or in the bodies of other arthropods, ...
s has a global distribution.


Species


Widespread species

*''A. antiguensis'' –
Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...
,
Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
**A
parasitoid In evolutionary ecology, a parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with its host (biology), host at the host's expense, eventually resulting in the death of the host. Parasitoidism is one of six major evolutionarily stable str ...
recorded on the
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
'' Ceroplastes floridensis'' and the tischeriid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
''
Tischeria heliopsisella ''Tischeria'' is a genus of moths in the family Tischeriidae. The genus ''Coptotriche'' was long treated as a synonym of ''Tischeria'', but is now considered distinct. Selected species *''Tischeria ambigua'' Braun, 1915 *''Tischeria antilope'' ...
'' *''A. asthenogmus'' –
Palaearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. Th ...
, North
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
,
Indomalaya The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...
,
Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Seychellois Creole: ), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, ...
,
Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...
**A parasitoid of blattid
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects belonging to the Order (biology), order Blattodea (Blattaria). About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known Pest (organism), pests. Modern cockro ...
es of the genus ''
Periplaneta ''Periplaneta'' is a genus of cockroaches containing some of the well-known pest species with cosmopolitan distributions, such as: * ''Periplaneta americana'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – American cockroach * ''Periplaneta australasiae'' (Fabricius, 1775 ...
'' *''A. beatus'' –
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
(
Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
),
Oceania Oceania ( , ) is a region, geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Outside of the English-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered a continent, while Mainland Australia is regarded as its co ...
, southern Africa **A parasitoid of various bugs – members of the families Cicadellidae,
Delphacidae Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the Tibia (arthropod leg), tibia of the hindleg. Diet and pest species All speci ...
and
Tropiduchidae Tropiduchidae is a family of planthoppers in the order Hemiptera. There are at least 160 genera and 600 described species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes o ...
are recorded as hosts *''A. bruzzonis'' –
Holarctic The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical reg ...
**A parasitoid of
tortoise beetle The Cassidinae (tortoise and leaf-mining beetles) are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. The antennae arise close to each other and some members have the pronotal and Elytron, elytral edges extended to the side and covering the le ...
s of the genus ''
Cassida ''Cassida'' is a large Old World genus of tortoise beetles in the subfamily Cassidinae. The natural history of Cassida sphaerula in South Africa is a typical life cycle. Several species of ''Cassida'' are important agricultural pests, in partic ...
'' *''A. ceroplastae'' -Holarctic,
Near East The Near East () is a transcontinental region around the Eastern Mediterranean encompassing the historical Fertile Crescent, the Levant, Anatolia, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and coastal areas of the Arabian Peninsula. The term was invented in the 20th ...
and also introduced into parts of Africa and Australia for
biocontrol Biological control or biocontrol is a method of pest control, controlling pests, whether pest animals such as insects and mites, weeds, or pathogens affecting animals or phytopathology, plants by bioeffector, using other organisms. It relies o ...
purposes **A parasitoid of various
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
s *''A. crino'' – Holarctic, Indomalaya **A parasitoid of
crickets Crickets are orthopteran insects which are related to bush crickets and more distantly, to grasshoppers. In older literature, such as Imms,Imms AD, rev. Richards OW & Davies RG (1970) ''A General Textbook of Entomology'' 9th Ed. Methuen 886 ...
of the genus ''
Oecanthus ''Oecanthus'' is a genus of cricket in subfamily Oecanthinae, the tree crickets. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: *'' Oecanthus adyeri'' *'' Oecanthus allardi'' *'' Oecanthus angustus'' *'' Oecanthus antennalis'' *'' Oecanthus ...
'' *''A. diplosidis'' – Cosmopolitan **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s *''A. dubius'' –
Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
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New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
**A parasitoid of
katydids Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America) or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the suborder Ensifera, the ...
in the Sexavaini *''A. fasciatus'' – Northern
South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...
, Caribbean,
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
**A parasitoid of various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s *''A. fidius'' – Central and southern
United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
, Caribbean **A parasitoid of various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s *''A. formosanus'' –
Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...
,
South East Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...
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Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
**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, ma ...
bugs *''A. gala'' – Caribbean, Florida, Australia, India **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 usu ...
and curculionid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small – less than in length – and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several fa ...
s *'' A. hagenowii'' – Cosmopolitan, used in
North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...
for biocontrol of
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects belonging to the Order (biology), order Blattodea (Blattaria). About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known Pest (organism), pests. Modern cockro ...
es **A parasitoid of various
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects belonging to the Order (biology), order Blattodea (Blattaria). About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known Pest (organism), pests. Modern cockro ...
es, also recorded from
bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although th ...
s and evaniid
wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...
s *''A. leucone'' – Holarctic *''A. longicauda'' – Holarctic *''A. marylandensis'' – Central and eastern United States, Caribbean **A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of hosts including
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s, curculionid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small – less than in length – and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several fa ...
s, aphidid
aphid Aphids are small sap-sucking insects in the Taxonomic rank, family Aphididae. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white Eriosomatinae, woolly ...
s, gelechiid and
tortricid The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genus ...
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s and fellow eulophids *''A. megameli'' –
Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
,
Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...
**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, ma ...
bug '' Megamelus proserpina'' *''A. microcosmus'' – Holarctic,
Neotropical The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In biogeogra ...
and
Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
regions, Indomalaya and Australia **Host unknown but associated with ''
Hyparrhenia hirta ''Hyparrhenia hirta'' is a species of grass known by the common names common thatching grass and Coolatai grass. It is native to much of Africa and Eurasia, and it is known on other continents as an introduced species. In eastern Australia it is ...
'' *''A. microscopicus'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s *''A. minutus'' – Holarctic, Neotropical, North Africa **A parasitoid recorded on a huge range of hosts including many
Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
,
Hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from ...
,
Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typi ...
and
Neuroptera The insect order (biology), order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order consists of some 6,000 species. Neuroptera is grouped together with the Megaloptera (alderflies, f ...
*''A. neglectus'' – Holarctic, North Africa, Near East and Indomalaya **A parasitoid on various lady beetles, also recorded on the aphidid
aphid Aphids are small sap-sucking insects in the Taxonomic rank, family Aphididae. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white Eriosomatinae, woolly ...
'' Myzus cerasi'' *''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 Bod ...
'' *''A. pallipes'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s, also recorded on the eriocraniid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
''
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 Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Dasineura leguminicola'' and chloropid
flies 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 hindwin ...
of the genus ''
Lipara Lipari (; ) is a ''comune'' including six of seven islands of the Aeolian Islands (Lipari, Vulcano, Panarea, Stromboli, Filicudi and Alicudi) and it is located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the northern coast of Sicily, Southern Italy; it is admin ...
'' *''A. percaudatus'' – Europe, India **A parasitoid of
crickets Crickets are orthopteran insects which are related to bush crickets and more distantly, to grasshoppers. In older literature, such as Imms,Imms AD, rev. Richards OW & Davies RG (1970) ''A General Textbook of Entomology'' 9th Ed. Methuen 886 ...
of the genus ''
Oecanthus ''Oecanthus'' is a genus of cricket in subfamily Oecanthinae, the tree crickets. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: *'' Oecanthus adyeri'' *'' Oecanthus allardi'' *'' Oecanthus angustus'' *'' Oecanthus antennalis'' *'' Oecanthus ...
'' *''A. pygmaeus'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s and apid
bee Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamil ...
s *''A. sicarius'' – Former Yugoslavia, Africa, Near East **A parasitoid recorded on various
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
s and the buprestid
beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
'' Agrilus sinuatus'' *''A. sobrius'' –
Nearctic The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America ...
,
Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
**A parasitoid of
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s of the genus ''
Asphondylia ''Asphondylia'' is a cosmopolitan genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. All species in this genus induce galls on plants, especially on flowers and flower buds. There are over 300 described species in the genus ''Asphondylia'', with ...
'', also recorded on a fellow chalcidoid, the eurytomid '' Bruchophagus gibbus'' *''A. strobilanae'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid recorded on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s and
tortricid The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genus ...
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s, also recorded on a fellow chalcidoid, the torymid '' Torymus azureus'' *''A. terebrans'' – Holarctic *''A. toddaliae'' – Near East, Madagascar **A parasitoid of
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
s of the genus ''
Ceroplastes ''Ceroplastes'' is a genus of wax scales in the family Coccidae Coccidae, from Ancient Greek (''kókkos''), meaning "kernel" or "Kermes (insect), Kermes", are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily Scale insect, Coccoidea. Th ...
'' *''A. venustus'' – Holarctic **A parasitoid recorded on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s and eurytomid
wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...
s of the genus ''
Bruchophagus ''Bruchophagus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Eurytomidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. ''Bruchophagus'' is a genus of small wasps in the family Eurytomidae. These wasps are primarily seed predators, meaning their lar ...
'' *''A. zosimus'' – Holarctic, North Africa and New Zealand **A parasitoid recorded on a very wide range of insects including
Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advance ...
,
Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organ ...
and
Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typi ...
. Parasitized in turn by the eupelmid '' Eupelmus allynii''


Palaearctic species

*''A. aartseni'' –
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*''A. acron'' –
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*''A. aega'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Dasineura glechomae'' *''A. aethiops'' – Palaearctic **Recorded as a parasitoid on a variety of
insect Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...
s including
bean weevil The bean weevils or seed beetles are a subfamily (Bruchinae) of weevils, which in turn are a subset of beetles. The Bruchinae now placed in the family Chrysomelidae, though they have historically been treated as a separate family. The subfamily ...
s,
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s,
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
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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 usuall ...
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Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
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gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Agevillea abietis'' *''A. agrus'' – Palaearctic *''A. albae'' –
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Shaanxi Shaanxi is a Provinces of China, province in north Northwestern China. It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north; Shanxi and Henan to the east; Hubei, Chongqing, and Sichuan to the south; and Gansu and Ningxia to t ...
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bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although th ...
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Cryphalus exiguus ''Cryphalus'' is a large genus of tiny bark beetles, subfamily Scolytinae, tribe Cryphalini in the family Curculionidae. The genus is widely distributed. The species feed and breed under the inner bark of trees. They infest mainly recently dead, ...
'' *''A. alveatus'' – Palaearctic, North Africa **A parasitoid recorded on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
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gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
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gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Dasineura ulmariae'' *''A. andalusicus'' –
Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
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gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
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Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...
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gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
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coccid Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
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gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Rhopalomyia ptarmicae'' *''A. apama'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
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Phragmites australis ''Phragmites australis'', known as the common reed, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae. It is a wetland grass that can grow up to tall and has a cosmopolitan distribution worldwide. Description ''Phragmites australis' ...
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Britain Britain most often refers to: * Great Britain, a large island comprising the countries of England, Scotland and Wales * The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a sovereign state in Europe comprising Great Britain and the north-eas ...
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gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Dasineura trifolii'' *''A. arathis'' – Britain *''A. arenarius'' – Europe *''A. aristaeus'' – Palaearctic *''A. arrabonicus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''
Alopecurus pratensis ''Alopecurus pratensis'', known as the meadow foxtail or the field meadow foxtail, is a Perennial plant, perennial grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to Europe and Asia. This common plant is found on grasslands, especia ...
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gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
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gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
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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 World ...
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gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s of the genus '' Cystiphora'' *''A. aurantiacus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
s of the genus '' Diplolepsis'' *''A. avetjanae'' –
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gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
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Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
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gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to benign tumors or war ...
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Astragalus glycyphyllos ''Astragalus glycyphyllos'' (liquorice milkvetch, wild liquorice, wild licorice) is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Europe. It is a perennial herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody ...
'' *''A. balasi'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid of
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
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Phyllocnistis ''Phyllocnistis'' is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae. Description Adult Adults of the genus ''Phyllocnistis'' are very small moths with wingspans generally not exceeding 5 mm. Both fore- and hindwings are lanceolate and predom ...
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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'' *''A. beringi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. beroe'' – Britain *''A. beyazus'' –
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
*''A. biorrhizae'' – Palaearctic :A parasitoid of the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
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Biorhiza pallida ''Biorhiza pallida'', also known as the oak apple gall wasp, 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 o ...
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oak apple An oak apple or oak gall is a large, round, vaguely apple-like gall commonly found on many species of oak. Oak apples range in size from in diameter and are caused by chemicals injected by the larva of certain kinds of gall wasp in the famil ...
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Heilongjiang Heilongjiang is a province in northeast China. It is the northernmost and easternmost province of the country and contains China's northernmost point (in Mohe City along the Amur) and easternmost point (at the confluence of the Amur and Us ...
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bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although th ...
s '' Ips subelongatus'' and '' Tomicus pilifer'' *''A. boreus'' – Europe **A parasitoid of the tephritid
fruit flies Fruit fly may refer to: Organisms * Drosophilidae, a family of small flies, including: ** ''Drosophila'', the genus of small fruit flies and vinegar flies ** ''Drosophila melanogaster'' or common fruit fly ** '' Drosophila suzukii'' or Asian fruit ...
'' Euleia heraclei'' and '' Philophylla heraclei'' *''A. bouceki'' – Spain *''A. brachycerus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s, also recorded on the nepticulid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
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Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
*''A. bucculentus'' –
Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
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Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
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Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
**A parasitoid on a fellow chalcidoid – the eurytomid '' Eurytoma amygdali'' *''A. calamarius'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s *''A. calvus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on the
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects belonging to the Order (biology), order Blattodea (Blattaria). About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known Pest (organism), pests. Modern cockro ...
'' Loboptera decipiens'' and the evaniid
wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...
'' Zeuxevania splendidula'' *''A. capitigenae'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Bayeria capitigena'' *''A. capnopterus'' – Southern Europe *''A. catius'' – Palaearctic *''A. caudatus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Dasineura alopecuri'' *''A. cebennicus'' – France *''A. cecidomyiarum'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s, also recorded on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
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Biorhiza pallida ''Biorhiza pallida'', also known as the oak apple gall wasp, 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 o ...
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oak apple An oak apple or oak gall is a large, round, vaguely apple-like gall commonly found on many species of oak. Oak apples range in size from in diameter and are caused by chemicals injected by the larva of certain kinds of gall wasp in the famil ...
s) *''A. celtidis'' – Europe **A parasitoid on
leaf beetle The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...
s of the genus '' Pyrrhalta'', also recorded on the gracillariid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
'' Lithocolletis lantanella'' *''A. cerricola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Macrodiplosis dryobia'' *''A. chakassicus'' – Russia **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
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Dasineura rozhkovi ''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 excels ...
'' *''A. ciliatus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Rabdophaga heterobia'' *''A. citrinus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s, also recorded on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
'' Aylax rogenhoferi'' *''A. citripes'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various dytiscid
beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s, also recorded on the lasiocampid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
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Dendrolimus pini ''Dendrolimus pini'', the pine-tree lappet, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found in most of Europe ranging to eastern Asia. The wing ...
'' *''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 usu ...
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aphid Aphids are small sap-sucking insects in the Taxonomic rank, family Aphididae. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white Eriosomatinae, woolly ...
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scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
s *''A. claviger'' – Palaearctic *''A. coccidiphagus'' – Britain **A parasitoid on kermesid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
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 usu ...
*''A. constrictus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on brentid
beetles Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
of the genus ''
Apion Apion (; fl. 1st century CE), also called Apion Pleistoneices (, ''Apíōn Pleistoníkēs'') and Apion Mochthos (μόχθος) was a Greek or Graeco-Egyptian scholar of Ptolemaic Egypt, born in the El Kargeh oasis. He studied under Didymus Chal ...
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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 usu ...
of the genus '' Oligotrophus'' *''A. cracens'' – Southern Europe, Turkey **A parasitoid on the buprestid
beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
'' 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 usu ...
*''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 th ...
s *''A. csokakoensis'' – Palaearctic *''A. culminis'' – France *''A. cultratus'' – Britain *''A. curtivena'' – France *''A. cycladum'' – Greece **Host unknown but associated with ''
Thymelaea hirsuta ''Thymelaea hirsuta'', boalaga (Spanish), bufalaga (Catalan and Dialect, geolectal Spanish), mitnan (Arabic) or shaggy sparrow-wort, is a Xerophyte, xerophytic shrub which can grow to 2 metres in height and has a root system reaching depths of up ...
'' *''A. cyniphidum'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid on various
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
s *''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 usu ...
*''A. debilitatus'' – France *''A. deceptor'' – France *''A. dendroctoni'' – China (
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province) **A parasitoid on various
bark Bark may refer to: Common meanings * Bark (botany), an outer layer of a woody plant such as a tree or stick * Bark (sound), a vocalization of some animals (which is commonly the dog) Arts and entertainment * ''Bark'' (Jefferson Airplane album), ...
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longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by Antenn ...
s *''A. deobensis'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the tenthredinid
sawfly Sawflies are wasp-like insects that are in the suborder Symphyta within the order Hymenoptera, alongside ants, bees, and wasps. The common name comes from the saw-like appearance of the ovipositor, which the females use to cut into the plant ...
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Pontania viminalis ''Pontania'' is a genus of common sawflies in the family Tenthredinidae. There are more than 80 described species in ''Pontania''. Species These 89 species belong to the genus ''Pontania'': * ''Pontania acuminata'' Marlatt * ''Pontania acutifol ...
'' *''A. dezhnevi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. distichus'' – Central Europe *''A. diversus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of
insect Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...
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weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small – less than in length – and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several fa ...
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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 usu ...
and gracillariid and lyonetiid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s *''A. doksyensis'' – Czech Republic *''A. domenichinii'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
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gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
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gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Dasineura ulmariae'' *''A. dryocoetae'' –
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gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
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Dryocosmus kuriphilus ''Dryocosmus kuriphilus'' is a species of gall wasp known by the common names chestnut gall wasp, Oriental chestnut gall wasp, and Asian chestnut gall wasp. It is native to China and it is known in many other parts of the world, particularly the ...
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*''A. elegantulus'' – France *''A. eleuchia'' – Western Europe **A parasitoid of the
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'' Cystiphora sonchi'' *''A. elongatus'' – Europe, Near East **A parasitoid of various chalcidoids and
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*''A. emesa'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' 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 usu ...
*''A. epilobiellus'' –
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gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Dasineura epilobii'' *''A. epilobii'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Dasineura epilobii'' *''A. eratus'' – Britain *''A. ericae'' – France **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Cecidomyia ericoscopariae'' *''A. eriophyes'' – Europe, Near East :A parasitoid on various
eriophyid Eriophyidae is a family of more than 200 genera of mites, which live as plant parasites, commonly causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues and hence known as gall mites. About 3,600 species have been described, but this is probably l ...
mite Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as eac ...
s *''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 usu ...
*''A. esherensis'' – Britain *''A. euagoras'' – Britain *''A. eupatorii'' – Palaearctic *''A. eupolis'' – Britain *''A. eurystoma'' – Palaearctic *''A. eurytomae'' – Palaearctic, Near East **A parasitoid on various
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
s – also recorded on the eurytomid '' Eurytomus rosae'' *''A. eurytus'' – Europe **A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of
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beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
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gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
s and eurytomid chalcidoids *''A. extensus'' – France *''A. fabicola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Lasioptera fabae'' *''A. facetus'' – Russia (
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weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small – less than in length – and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several fa ...
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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. Th ...
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moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
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Gracillariidae Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, ''Cameraria ...
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Lyonetiidae Lyonetiidae is a family of moths with around 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 G ...
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**A parasitoid on the agromyzid
fly Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
'' Cerodontha pygmaea'' *''A. flavovarius'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various
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, also recorded on the gracillariid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
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gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
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**A parasitoid on various
longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by Antenn ...
s *''A. fulvipes'' – Palaearctic *''A. fusificola'' – France **A parasitoid on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
'' Plagiotrochus fusifex'' *''A. garganensis'' – Greece, Italy *''A. gaus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Dasineura leguminicola'' *''A. glandicola'' – France **A parasitoid on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
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Callirhytis glandium ''Callirhytis'' is a genus of gall wasps in the family Cynipidae. There are more than 90 described species in ''Callirhytis''. Wasps in this genus primarily induce wasps on oak trees in North America. Species The following species are recognised ...
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**A parasitoid on curculionid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small – less than in length – and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several fa ...
s of the genus '' Lignyodes'' *''A. grandicauda'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. grandii'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
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*''A. gratus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
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*''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 th ...
'' Tomicus minor'' *''A. hians'' – Madeira *''A. holomelas'' –
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Quercus cerris ''Quercus cerris'', the Turkey oak or Austrian oak, is an oak native to south-eastern Europe and Asia Minor. It is the type species of ''Quercus'' sect. ''Cerris'', a section of the genus characterised by shoot buds surrounded by soft bristles, ...
'' *''A. holoxanthus'' – Eastern Palaearctic *''A. humilis'' – Western Europe **A parasitoid of
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of the genus ''
Mayetiola ''Mayetiola'' is a genus of Fly, flies in the Family (biology), family Cecidomyiidae. Most species are pests of cereal crops. Species Contains: *''Mayetiola avenae'' (Paul Marchal, Marchal, 1895) *''Mayetiola bimaculata'' (Rübsaamen, 1895) *''M ...
'' *''A. hyperfuniculus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. ibericus'' – Spain *''A. ilexi'' – China (
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) **A parasitoid on various
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*''A. impurus'' –
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*''A. incrassatus'' – Britain, Sweden, Russia, Turkey **Host unknown but associated with ''
Carex ''Carex'' is a vast genus of over 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family (biology), family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of ge ...
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*''A. ione'' – Britain *''A. krusenschterni'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. lacaena'' – Britain *''A. lachares'' – Europe *''A. lacunatus'' – Britain *''A. larzacensis'' – Palaearctic *''A. laticeps'' – France *''A. leptocerus'' – Palaearctic *''A. leptoneuros'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid recorded on various kermesid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
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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 Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
'' Carpocapsa pomonella'' and the fellow eulophid '' Tetrastichus pachyneurus'' *''A. levadiensis'' – Greece *''A. ligus'' – Britain *''A. lituratus'' – Poland *''A. longiclava'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. longipectus'' – Southern Russia (
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) *''A. longiscapus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
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*''A. longispinus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. longistigma'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. longulus'' – Europe *''A. lutescens'' – Spain **A parasitoid on the fellow chalcidoid '' Blascoa ephedrae'' (
Pteromalidae The Pteromalidae are a large family of wasps, the majority being parasitoids of other insects. They are found throughout the world in virtually all habitats, and many are important as biological control agents. The oldest known fossil is known fr ...
) *''A. luteus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various
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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 usu ...
*''A. lycidoides'' – Greece *''A. lysippe'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
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Dasineura crataegi ''Dasineura crataegi'', the hawthorn button-top gall-midge, is a dipteran Cecidomyiidae, gall-midge. It causes the hawthorn button-top gall, which develops in the terminal shoots of common hawthorn, ''Crataegus monogyna'' Jacq., Midland hawthorn ...
'' *''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, ma ...
bugs *''A. masculinus'' – France *''A. massonianae'' – China (Guizhou) **A parasitoid on the
bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although th ...
'' Cryphalus massonianus'' *''A. maurus'' –
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*''A. mazaeus'' – Britain *''A. menius'' – Palaearctic *''A. meridionalis'' – Southern Europe *''A. meroe'' – Western Europe *''A. metra'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
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*''A. micantulus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Dasineura abietiperda'' *''A. microocellus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. mimulus'' – Greece *''A. minimus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of
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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 bugs *''A. moldavicus'' – Moldova **A parasitoid on the
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'' Dasineura mali'' *''A. morairensis'' – Spain *''A. muiri'' – China (
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) *''A. mycerinus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''
Salix Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 350 species (plus numerous hybrids) of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions. Most species are known ...
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Contarinia rumicis ''Contarinia'' is a genus of midges, small flies in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are over 300 described species in the genus. Description As cecidomyiids, adult ''Contarinia'' are flies with hairy wings and long antennae. Males have antenn ...
'' *''A. natans'' – Central Russia,
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**A parasitoid on various dytiscid
beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s *''A. nigriventris'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. novatus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Agevillea abietis'' *''A. nubigenus'' – Palaearctic *''A. nymphis'' – Britain *''A. obliquus'' – Palaearctic *''A. occidentalis'' – Southern Europe,
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, Madeira *''A. oculisetatus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. oreophilus'' – Europe **A parasitoid recorded on the
leaf beetle The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...
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gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
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Cynips caputmedusae ''Cynips'' is a genus of gall wasps in the tribe Cynipini, the oak gall wasps. One of the best known is the common oak gall wasp (''Cynips quercusfolii''), which induces characteristic spherical galls about two centimeters wide on the undersides ...
'' *''A. orestes'' – Central Europe *''A. orithyia'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of various
flies Flies are insects of the Order (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 hindwin ...
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Lipara lucens ''Lipara lucens'' is a species of frit fly in the family Chloropidae. It is found in Europe. It forms galls on ''Phragmites australis ''Phragmites australis'', known as the common reed, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poa ...
'') *''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 * ''Oecanthus ...
'' *''A. pachyneuros'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various kermesid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
s and fellow chalcidoids *''A. pallidipedes'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. pallidipes'' –
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*''A. palustris'' – Northern Europe *''A. pantshenkoi'' – Southern Russia *''A. paralus'' – Britain *''A. peischula'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. perfulvescens'' – Greece *''A. perone'' – Northern Europe *''A. phillyreae'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''
Phillyrea ''Phillyrea'' is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, and naturalized in the Canary Islands and Madeira. They are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing to 3–9 m tall, related ...
spp'' *''A. phineus'' – Europe *''A. phloeophthori'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although th ...
'' Phloeophthorus rhododactylus'' *''A. phragmiticola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Giraudiella inclusa'' *''A. phragmitinus'' – Europe **Host unknown but associated with ''
Phragmites ''Phragmites'' () is a genus of four species of large perennial plant, perennial reed (plant), reed Poaceae, grasses found in wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world. Taxonomy The World Checklist of Selected Plant Famili ...
spp'' *''A. ping'' – Spain *''A. plagioderae'' – Moldova **A parasitoid on the
leaf beetle The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...
''
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 bla ...
'' *''A. plangon'' – Britain *''A. planiusculus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on sesiid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the genus '' Chamaesphecia'' *''A. polygoni'' – Central Europe **Host unknown but associated with '' Polygonum persicaria'' *''A. popovi'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. problematicus'' – Hungary **A parasitoid recorded on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
'' Chilaspis nitida'' and gracillariid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the genus '' Lithocolletis'' *''A. productus'' – Palaearctic *''A. prolidice'' – Palaearctic *''A. prolixus'' – China (Hebei), Taiwan **A parasitoid on the
longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by Antenn ...
'' 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, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the win ...
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 usu ...
of the genus '' Rhopalomyia'' *''A. rhacius'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Dasineura trifolii'' *''A. rhipheus'' – Europe *''A. rhode'' – Britain *''A. rimskykorsakovi'' – Central Russia *''A. roesellae'' – 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 usu ...
, also recorded on fellow chalcidoids and the yponomeutid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
'' Argyresthia conjugella'' *''A. rubi'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Lasioptera rubi'' *''A. rubicola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Lasioptera rubi'' *''A. rufescens'' – Western Europe **A parasitoid of the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
''
Neuroterus quercusbaccarum The common spangle gall on the underside of leaves and the currant gall on the male catkins or occasionally the leaves, develop as chemically induced distortions on pedunculate oak (''Quercus robur''), or sessile oak (''Quercus petraea'') trees, ...
'' *''A. rufiscapus'' – Britain *''A. rufus'' – Europe **A parasitoid on dytiscid
beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s of the genus ''
Dytiscus ''Dytiscus'' ("little diver" based on Greek language, 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 spec ...
'' *''A. rumicis'' – Northern Europe **A parasitoid on brentid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small – less than in length – and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several fa ...
s of the genus ''
Apion Apion (; fl. 1st century CE), also called Apion Pleistoneices (, ''Apíōn Pleistoníkēs'') and Apion Mochthos (μόχθος) was a Greek or Graeco-Egyptian scholar of Ptolemaic Egypt, born in the El Kargeh oasis. He studied under Didymus Chal ...
'' *''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 usu ...
*''A. schambala'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. scoticus'' – Britain **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Jaapiella veronicae'' *'' A. sensuna'' – Switzerland *''A. serratularum'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various tephritid
flies 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 hindwin ...
, also on gelechiid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the genus ''
Metzneria ''Metzneria'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae, described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839. Species *''Metzneria acrena'' (Meyrick, 1908) *''Metzneria aestivella'' (Zeller, 1839) *''Metzneria agraphella'' (Ragonot, 1895) *''Metzn ...
'' *''A. setosulus'' – Central Europe *''A. sibiricus'' – Far eastern Russia **A parasitoid of the
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
'' Eulecanium secretum'' *''A. silaceus'' – Greece *''A. silvestris'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. spassk'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. specularis'' – France *''A. stenus'' – Europe *''A. stigmaticalis'' – Britain **Host unknown but associated with ''
Betula pubescens ''Betula pubescens'' (syn. ''Betula alba''), commonly known as downy birch and also as moor birch, white birch, European white birch or hairy birch, is a species of deciduous tree, native and abundant throughout northern Europe and northern Asia ...
'' *''A. subanellatus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''
Agrostis ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a Genetically modified organis ...
'' spp. *''A. subcylindricus'' – Czech Republic *''A. subplanus'' – Central Europe *''A. subterraneus'' – Hungary **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Planetella frireni'' *''A. suevius'' – Europe **A parasitoid on various
leaf beetle The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...
s *''A. taiga'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. tanaceticola'' – Northern Europe **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Rhopalomyia tanaceticola'' *''A. taxi'' – Europe **Host unknown but associated with ''
Taxus baccata ''Taxus baccata'' is a species of evergreen tree in the family (botany), family Taxaceae, native to Western Europe, Central Europe and Southern Europe, as well as Northwest Africa, and parts of Southwest Asia.Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Bri ...
'' *''A. tenuiradialis'' – Europe *''A. tiliaceae'' – Czech Republic **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Didymomyia tiliacea'' *''A. tilicola'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Contarinia tiliarum'' *''A. tompanus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on apionid
beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s of the genus ''
Apion Apion (; fl. 1st century CE), also called Apion Pleistoneices (, ''Apíōn Pleistoníkēs'') and Apion Mochthos (μόχθος) was a Greek or Graeco-Egyptian scholar of Ptolemaic Egypt, born in the El Kargeh oasis. He studied under Didymus Chal ...
'' *''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 usu ...
*''A. totis'' – Britain *''A. trjapitzini'' – Palaearctic, Near East **A parasitoid on various
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
s, also recorded on a fellow chalcidoid, 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 usu ...
*''A. vaccus'' – Britain *''A. vassolensis'' – Central Europe *''A. veronicae'' – Britain **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Jaapiella veronicae'' *''A. verticalis'' – Britain *''A. verutus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with various
grass Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family (biology), family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and spe ...
es *''A. viatorum'' – Madeira *''A. vicinus'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. viridescens'' – Central Europe **A parasitoid of the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' 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 usu ...
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 the genus ''Asphondylia'', with ...
'' *''A. wrangeli'' – Far eastern Russia *''A. xanthomelas'' – Central Europe *''A. xanthopus'' – Palaearctic **A parasitoid on various
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s, also recorded on the
bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although th ...
'' Carphoborus minimus'' *''A. xeuxes'' – Britain *''A. zerovae'' – Ukraine, Central Russia *''A. zoilus'' – Palaearctic **Host unknown but associated with ''
Alopecurus pratensis ''Alopecurus pratensis'', known as the meadow foxtail or the field meadow foxtail, is a Perennial plant, perennial grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to Europe and Asia. This common plant is found on grasslands, especia ...
''


Indomalayan species

*''A. ajmerensis'' – India (
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) **A parasitoid on the
mealybug Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Of the more than 2,000 described species, many are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and ...
'' Coccidohystrix insolita'' *''A. annulicornis'' – India (Rajasthan) **A parasitoid on the
mealybug Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Of the more than 2,000 described species, many are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and ...
'' Coccidohystrix insolita'' *''A. asphondyliae'' – India (
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) **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
'' Asphondylia pongamiae'' *''A. bangaloricus'' – India (Karnataka) **A parasitoid on the kerriid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
''
Kerria lacca ''Kerria lacca'' is a species of insect in the family Kerriidae, the lac insects. These are in the superfamily scale insect, Coccoidea, the scale insects. This species is perhaps the most commercially important lac insect, being a main source of ...
'' *''A. basalis'' – Indonesia ( South Moluccas) *''A. coimbatorensis'' – India (
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,
Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...
) **A parasitoid on various
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
s *''A. distinguendus'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) **A parasitoid on the
delphacid Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg. Diet and pest species All species are phytophagous, ma ...
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 abo ...
'' *''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, ma ...
bug '' Perkinsiella vastatrix'' *''A. java'' – Indonesia (
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,
Bali Bali (English:; Balinese language, Balinese: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller o ...
) *''A. kuriani'' – India (
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) **A parasitoid on various pyralid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s *''A. lasallei'' – India (
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) **A parasitoid on various
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
s *''A. lecanii'' – Indonesia (Java, Bali) **A parasitoid on various
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
s *''A. maculatus'' – India (Uttar Pradesh) **A parasitoid on the
mealybug Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Of the more than 2,000 described species, many are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and ...
''Ferrisia virgata'' *''A. metallicus'' – Indonesia (South Moluccas) *''A. nainitalensis'' – India (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh) *A parasitoid on the kerriid bug ''
Kerria lacca ''Kerria lacca'' is a species of insect in the family Kerriidae, the lac insects. These are in the superfamily scale insect, Coccoidea, the scale insects. This species is perhaps the most commercially important lac insect, being a main source of ...
'' *''A. nigricornis'' – India (Uttar Pradesh) **A parasitoid on the
mealybug Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Of the more than 2,000 described species, many are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and ...
''Nipaecoccus, Nipaecoccus vastator'' *''A. plesispae'' – Indonesia (Java, Bali) **A parasitoid on the
leaf beetle The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...
''Plesispa, Plesispa reichei'' *''A. psyllidis'' – India (Uttar Pradesh) **Host unknown but associated with ''Grewia, Grewia asiatica'' *''A. purpureus'' – Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia **A parasitoid on a wide range of
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
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 usu ...
*''A. santalinus'' – India (Karnataka) **A parasitoid on the
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
''Ceroplastes, 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, ma ...
bugs of the genus ''Perkinsiella'' *''A. versicolor'' – Sri Lanka **A parasitoid recorded on various
hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typi ...
ns and
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s *''A. yoshimotoi'' – India (Uttar Pradesh) **Host unknown but associated with ''Mango, Mangifera indica''


Afrotropical species

*''A. aeruginosus'' – Seychelles *''A. agnatus'' – Seychelles *''A. ambilobei'' – Madagascar *''A. ankaratrae'' – Madagascar *''A. aphloiae'' – Madagascar *''A. aspidomorphae'' – Kenya, Uganda **A parasitoid on
tortoise beetle The Cassidinae (tortoise and leaf-mining beetles) are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. The antennae arise close to each other and some members have the pronotal and Elytron, elytral edges extended to the side and covering the le ...
s of the genera ''Aspidomorpha'' and ''Conchyloctenia'' *''A. brevistylus'' – Central Africa **A parasitoid on the diopsid
fly Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
''Diopsis, Diopsis thoracica'' *''A. camerounensis'' – Cameroon *''A. cassidocida'' – Senegal **A parasitoid on
tortoise beetle The Cassidinae (tortoise and leaf-mining beetles) are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. The antennae arise close to each other and some members have the pronotal and Elytron, elytral edges extended to the side and covering the le ...
s of the genus ''Aspidomorpha'' *''A. dineuri'' – Republic of Congo **A parasitoid recorded on the pyralid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
''Sylepta derogata'' and the Braconidae, braconid
wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...
''Apanteles, Apanteles sagax'' *''A. dolichocerus'' – Seychelles *''A. ghananensis'' – Ghana *''A. gowdeyi'' – Uganda **A parasitoid on the
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
''Pulvinaria jacksoni'' *''A. gravans'' – Eritrea, Tanzania **A parasitoid on the
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
''Coccus viridis'' and the
mealybug Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Of the more than 2,000 described species, many are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and ...
''Ferrisiana chrysophyllae'' *''A. hanangensis'' – Tanzania *''A. harongae'' – Madagascar *''A. hofferi'' – Algeria *''A. lamiicidus'' – Ghana, Nigeria **A parasitoid on
longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by Antenn ...
s of the genus ''Tragocephala'' *''A. leroyi'' – Democratic Republic of the Congo *''A. leucopterae'' – Tanzania **A parasitoid on various lyonetiid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the genus ''Leucoptera (moth), Leucoptera'', also recorded on fellow eulophids of the genus ''Eulophus'' *''A. longiscutulum'' – Tanzania *''A. marinikius'' – Algeria *''A. melichlorus'' – Ghana *''A. microfuniculus'' – Algeria *''A. negetae'' – Senegal **A parasitoid on the Noctuidae, noctuid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
''Negeta luminosa'' *''A. nigriceps'' – Seychelles *''A. pauliani'' – Madagascar **A parasitoid on
gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to benign tumors or war ...
-producing
insect Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...
s on ''Plectronia spp'' *''A. phytolymae'' – Côte d'Ivoire **A parasitoid of the Psyllidae, psyllid bug ''Phytolyma, Phytolyma lata'' *''A. procerae'' – West Africa **A parasitoid on various
gall midges 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 usu ...
, also recorded on the pyralid moth ''Chilo phaeosema'' *''A. regnieri'' – Congo, Kenya *''A. roseveari'' – Central Africa **A parasitoid on the psyllid bug ''Phytolyma, Phytolyma lata'' *''A. salebrosus'' – Central Africa **A parasitoid on the psyllid bug ''Phytolyma, Phytolyma lata'' *''A. scutellaris'' – Tanzania *''A. senegalensis'' – Senegal *''A. spinicornis'' – Rwanda *''A. stictococci'' – West Africa **A parasitoid on Stictococcidae, stictococcid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
s of the genus ''Stictococcus'' *''A. theioneurus'' – Kenya, Madagascar, Seychelles **A parasitoid recorded on the pyralid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
''Chilo partellus'' and the Braconidae, braconid
wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...
''Cotesia sesamiae'' *''A. trichionotus'' – Central Africa **A parasitoid on the psyllid bug ''Phytolyma, Phytolyma lata'' *''A. ugandaensis'' – Uganda **A parasitoid on the Stictococcidae, stictococcid
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
''Stictococcus gowdeyi''


Nearctic species

*''A. ajax'' – Northern United States *''A. americanus'' *''A. animus'' – Mexico, New Mexico *''A. anthophilus'' – South eastern Canada, north eastern United States **A parasitoid recorded on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
''Rhopalomyia anthophila'' and the Tortricidae, totricid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
''Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana'' *''A. anthracinus'' – Western
North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...
**A parasitoid on the buprestid
beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
''Agrilus angelicus'' *''A. banksii'' – Eastern United States **A parasitoid on a fellow eulophid, ''Horismenus nitans'' *''A. blastophagi'' – Eastern United States **A parasitoid on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
''Callirhytis blastophaga'' *''A. blattae'' – Eastern United States **A parasitoid on
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects belonging to the Order (biology), order Blattodea (Blattaria). About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known Pest (organism), pests. Modern cockro ...
es of the genus ''Parcoblatta'' *''A. burksi'' – California **A parasitoid on various
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
s *''A. cassidis'' – Eastern United States **A parasitoid on various
leaf beetle The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...
s *''A. cincinnatus'' *''A. esurus'' – Canada, United States **A parasitoid recorded on a very wide range of
insect Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...
s – mainly
Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organ ...
(Arctiidae, Lasiocampidae, Lymantriidae, Noctuidae, Oecophoridae, Pyralidae, Tortricidae) but also Coleophoridae (Coccinellidae),
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 advance ...
(Tephritidae) and
Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typi ...
(Encyrtidae) *''A. faustus'' – Central and western United States **A parasitoid on tephritid
flies 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 hindwin ...
of the genus ''Rhagoletis'' *''A. florida'' – Florida *''A. garryana'' – Western Canada and United States **A parasitoid of various
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
s *''A. gelastus'' – Florida **A parasitoid on various Psyllidae, psyllid and triozid bugs *''A. gibboni'' – Central United States **A parasitoid on the Languriidae, languriid
beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
''Languria, Languria mozardi'' *''A. granulatus'' *''A. hesperius'' – Illinois **A parasitoid on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
''Diplolepis ignota'' *''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 usu ...
*''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 usu ...
*''A. impexus'' – Virginia **A parasitoid on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
''Disholcaspis, Disholcaspis quercusglobulus'' *''A. irvingi'' – New Mexico *''A. ischnopterae'' – Central and eastern United States **A parasitoid on various Ectobiidae, ectobiid
cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects belonging to the Order (biology), order Blattodea (Blattaria). About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known Pest (organism), pests. Modern cockro ...
es *''A. juniperi'' – Canada, northern United States **A parasitoid recorded on various hosts including the
eriophyid Eriophyidae is a family of more than 200 genera of mites, which live as plant parasites, commonly causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues and hence known as gall mites. About 3,600 species have been described, but this is probably l ...
mite Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as eac ...
''Trisetacus, Trisetacus quadrisetus'', the curculionid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small – less than in length – and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several fa ...
''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 usu ...
*''A. kansasia'' – Kansas *''A. lasius'' – Central United States **A parasitoid on the
gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...
''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 Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
''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 usu ...
, fellow chalcidoids and the curculionid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small – less than in length – and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several fa ...
''Anthonomus, Anthonomus juniperinus'' *''A. marilandia'' – Maryland *''A. meltoftei'' – Greenland *''A. milleri'' – California **A parasitoid on the gelechiid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
''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, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the win ...
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 usu ...
, also recorded on the curculionid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small – less than in length – and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several fa ...
''Hypera, Hypera nigrirostris'' *''A. neuroteri'' – Central and eastern United States **A parasitoid on
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
s 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 usuall ...
) *''A. oncideridis'' – West Virginia **A parasitoid on the
longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by Antenn ...
''Oncideres, Oncideres cingulata'' *''A. orbitalis'' – Mexico, California *''A. oviductus'' – Maryland *''A. pandora'' – Oregon **A parasitoid on the Saturniidae, saturniid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
''Coloradia pandora'' *''A. pattersonae'' – United States **A parasitoid on various
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
s *''A. politi'' – Eastern and southern United States **A parasitoid on the
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
''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 Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
''Paraleucoptera, Paraleucoptera albella'' *''A. rosae'' – North America **A parasitoid on
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
s 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 usu ...
*''A. silvaticus'' – North America **A parasitoid on various
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s, also recorded on the Diprionidae, diprionid
sawfly Sawflies are wasp-like insects that are in the suborder Symphyta within the order Hymenoptera, alongside ants, bees, and wasps. The common name comes from the saw-like appearance of the ovipositor, which the females use to cut into the plant ...
''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. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to benign tumors or war ...
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 usu ...
, 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 usu ...
*''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 ...
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s *''A. verrucarii'' – United States **A parasitoid on
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
s of the genus ''Neuroterus''


Neotropical species

*''A. acutipennis'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. arachnophagus'' – Argentina, Uruguay **A parasitoid on various Araneidae, araneid and Theridiidae, theridiid spiders. *''A. ashmeadi'' – Grenada *''A. baccharidis'' – Chile *''A. bahiensis'' – Brazil (Bahia) **Host unknown but associated with ''Ocotea, Ocotea opoifera'' *''A. basilaris'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. basimaculata'' – Nicaragua *''A. bondari'' – Brazil (Bahia) **A parasitoid on the Pauliniidae, pauliniid grasshopper ''Paulinia (grasshopper), Paulinia elegans'' *''A. brasiliensis'' – Brazil (Mato Grosso) *''A. cacus'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. chapadae'' – South America **A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of
insect Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...
s 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 usu ...
,
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
s, gelechiid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s and Braconidae, braconid
wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...
s *''A. cleonica'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. colliguayae'' – Chile **Phagy, Phytophagous, causing
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. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to benign tumors or war ...
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 Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
''Macromphalia, Macromphalia dedecora'' *''A. phryno'' – Brazil (Bahia) *''A. polypaea'' – Chile *''A. punctifrons'' – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. riverai'' – South America **A parasitoid of Theridiidae, theridiid spiders of the genus ''Latrodectus'' *''A. similis'' – Grenada *''A. socialis'' – Chile *''A. thomasi'' – Chile *''A. vaquitarum'' – South America, Caribbean **A parasitoid recorded on the curculionid
weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small – less than in length – and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several fa ...
''Lachnopus, Lachnopus coffeae'' and the Elachistidae, elachistid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
''Donacivola, Donacivola saccharella'' *''A. viridis'' – Grenada *''A. vulgaris'' – Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *''A. xenocles'' – Chile **A parasitoid of
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
s of the genus ''
Ceroplastes ''Ceroplastes'' is a genus of wax scales in the family Coccidae Coccidae, from Ancient Greek (''kókkos''), meaning "kernel" or "Kermes (insect), Kermes", are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily Scale insect, Coccoidea. Th ...
'' *''A. zemani'' – South America **A parasitoid of various
coccid Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
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Australasian species

*''A. acomatus'' –
Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
*''A. acuminativentris'' – Queensland *''A. acuminatus'' – Queensland *''A. acutiventris'' – Queensland *''A. aeneithorax'' – Queensland *''A. aeneoculex'' – Queensland **A parasitoid of
leaf beetle The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...
s 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. 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. cressoni'' – Queensland *''A. culex'' – Queensland *''A. darwini'' – Queensland *''A. darwinianus'' – Queensland *''A. decii'' – Queensland *''A. dei'' – Queensland *''A. dymas'' – Tasmania *''A. eucalypti'' – South Australia **A parasitoid on fellow chalcidoids: recorded on ''Rhicnopletella'' spp. (
Eulophidae The Eulophidae is 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 subfa ...
) and ''Neomegastigmus, Neomegastigmus ater'' (Torymidae) *''A. fannius'' – Tasmania *''A. fasciativenter'' – Tasmania *''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. 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. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to benign tumors or war ...
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. 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. 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 usu ...
*''A. saltensis'' – Queensland *''A. salto'' – Queensland *''A. saltus'' – Queensland *''A. sannio'' – Queensland *''A. sannion'' – Queensland *''A. schilleri'' – Queensland *''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 usu ...
*''A. susurrus'' – Queensland *''A. tarsatus'' – Queensland *''A. teiae'' – Queensland **A parasitoid on Lymantriidae, lymantriid
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the genus ''Teia (moth), Teia'', also recorded on the
leaf beetle The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...
''Galeruca, Galeruca semipullata'' *''A. tenuis'' – Queensland *''A. thalesi'' – Queensland *''A. transversifasciatus'' – New South Wales *''A. trifasciatus'' – Queensland *''A. trimaculosus'' – Queensland *''A. unfasciativentris'' – Queensland *''A. valens'' – Tasmania *''A. varicolor'' – Queensland *''A. verus'' – Victoria *''A. victoriensis'' – Victoria **A parasitoid on various
gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...
s *''A. viridicyaneus'' – Queensland *''A. viridiflavus'' – Queensland *''A. viridiscapus'' – Queensland *''A. viridithorax'' – Queensland *''A. vivatus'' – Queensland *''A. wallacei'' – Queensland *''A. walsinghami'' – Victoria *''A. xanther'' – Northern Territory, Queensland *''A. xanthicolor'' – Queensland *''A. xenares'' – New South Wales, Tasmania *''A. zaleucus'' – Tasmania


References


External links


Fauna EuropaeaUniversal Chalcidoidea Database
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4782137 Eulophidae Cosmopolitan insects Hymenoptera genera Taxa named by John O. Westwood