''Theocolax elegans'' is a parasitic wasp species in the genus ''
Theocolax''. It is a parasite of immature stages of stored grain pest insects such as ''
Sitophilus granarius
The wheat weevil (''Sitophilus granarius''), also known as the grain weevil or granary weevil, is an insect that feeds on cereal grains, and is a common pest in many places. It can cause significant damage to harvested stored grains, and may drast ...
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Rhyzopertha dominica''
[Temperature Effects on EfÞcacy of Choetospila elegans (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) to Suppress Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in Stored Wheat. P. W. Flinn, Stored-Product And Quarantine Entomology, February 1998, pages 320-323]
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''Choetospila elegans'' Westwood, 1874 at gbif.org
Chalcidoidea
Insects used as insect pest control agents
Biological pest control wasps
Insects described in 1874
Taxa named by John O. Westwood
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