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Ascogaster quadridentata
Wesmael, 1835
Overview
Taxonomy
Ascogaster quadridentata
Description
Biology
A solitary endoparasitoid. Known to oviposit in host egg. Known to emerge from host larva/nymph or from host pupa.
there are
69 host records
.
The recorded parasitoids are
Dibrachys microgastri
, Perilampus fulvicornis and
Perilampus tristis
.
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Australian and Neotropical realms with records from
87 countries and regions
.
Accepted name
Ascogaster quadridentata
Wesmael, 1835
Original name
Ascogaster quadridentatus
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Ascogaster
Chelonus
Synonyms
Ascogaster carpocapsae
Ascogaster cynipum
Ascogaster egregia
Ascogaster epinotiae
Ascogaster impressa
Ascogaster nigrator
Ascogaster nigricornis
Ascogaster pallidicornis
Ascogaster quadridens
Type
Institut Royal des Naturelles de Belqique
, Bruxelles, Belgium (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.
