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Agrothereutes hospes
(Tschek, 1871)
Overview
Taxonomy
Description
Biology
A solitary ectoparasitoid. Known to oviposit in host pupa. Known to emerge from host larva/nymph.
The recorded hosts are Drymonia ruficornis, Eriogaster lanestris, Galleria mellonella, Heterogynis sondereggeri [Chamaecytisus heuffelii], Lymantria dispar, Saturnia spini, Sparganothis pilleriana, Zygaena angelicae, Zygaena carniolica, Zygaena filipendulae, Zygaena lonicerae, Zygaena minos, Zygaena scabiosae and Zygaena trifolii.
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic realm with records from
21 countries and regions
.
Accepted name
Agrothereutes hospes
(Tschek, 1871)
Original name
Cryptus hospes
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Agrothereutes
Gambrus
Spilocryptus
Synonyms
Agrothereutes intermedius
Agrothereutes solitarius
Type
Naturhistorisches Museum
, Wien, Austria (female, lectotype)
This text has been automatically generated based on data from Taxapad (Yu et. al, 2016) and may contain errors or incoplete information.
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References
Yu, D.S.K., van Achterberg, C. & Horstmann, K. 2016. Taxapad 2016, Ichneumonoidea 2015 (Biological and taxonomical information), Taxapad Interactive Catalogue Database on flashdrive. Nepean, Ottawa.
