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Apanteles obscurus
(Nees, 1834)
Overview
Taxonomy
Description
Biology
A solitary endoparasitoid. Known to emerge from host larva/nymph.
The recorded hosts are Algedonia terrealis, Boiea murana, Chlorissa viridata, Choristoneura murinana [Abies cilicica], Clepsis pallidana, Ebulea crocealis, Epermenia chaerophylella, Eurodryas aurinia, Gracillaria syringella, Olethreutes arbutella, Pyrausta cingulata, Tebenna bjerkandrella, Tephritis arnicae, Udea ferrugalis and Zygaena filipendulae.
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic realm with records from
44 countries and regions
.
Accepted name
Apanteles obscurus
(Nees, 1834)
Original name
Microgaster obscura
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Apanteles
Microgaster
Synonyms
Apanteles arenarius
Type
Zoologisches Museum
, Berlin, Germany (female, lectotype)
Type of
Apanteles
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.
