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Biosteres spinaciae
(Thomson, 1895)
Overview
Taxonomy
Description
Biology
A solitary endoparasitoid. Known to emerge from host larva/nymph.
The recorded hosts are Delia platura, Pegomya [Silene uniflora], Pegomya atriplicis [Beta vulgaris], Pegomya betae, Pegomya betae [Beta vulgaris], Pegomya betae [Rumex acetosella], Pegomya hyoscyami, Pegomya hyoscyami [Beta vulgaris], Pegomya hyoscyami [Rumex acetosella] and Pegomya solennis.
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms with records from
31 countries and regions
.
Accepted name
Biosteres spinaciae
(Thomson, 1895)
Original name
Opius spinaciae
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Biosteres
Opius
Synonyms
Biosteres hyoscyamiellus
Biosteres pegomyiae
Type
Zoologiska Institutionen
, Lund, Sweden (male)
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.
