Description
Biology
A solitary koinobiont endoparasitoid. Known to oviposit in larva/nymph. Known to emerge from host pupa.
The recorded hosts are Calliphora vicina, Calliphora vicina [carrion], Chrysomya albiceps [carrion], Creophilus maxillosus, Delia antiqua, Delia floralis, Delia radicum, Hydrotaea dentipes, Lucilia caesar, Lucilia sericata, Musca domestica,
Muscina stabulans, Scolytus rugulosus and Stomoxys calcitrans.
The only recorded parasitoid is
Nasonia vitripennis.
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Australian and Afrotropical realms with records from
42 countries and regions.
