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Cotesia astrarches
(Marshall, 1889)
Overview
Taxonomy
Description
Biology
A gregarious parasitoid.
The recorded hosts are Aricia agestis, Aricia agestis [Erodium cicatarium], Aricia agestis [Erodium pilosum], Aricia agestis [Geranium molle], Aricia agestis [Helianthemum nummularium], Aricia artaxerxes, Aricia artaxerxes [Helianthemum nummularium], Cupido minimus, Evergestis forficalis, Polyommatus admetus, Polyommatus thersites and Tomares ballus [Erophaca baetica].
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic realm with records from France, Greece, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, the United Kingdom and Yugoslavia.
Accepted name
Cotesia astrarches
(Marshall, 1889)
Original name
Apanteles astrarches
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Apanteles
Microgaster
Synonyms
Cotesia arctica
Cotesia genalis
Ex synonyms
Microgaster tenebrosus
Type
City Museum and Art Gallery (G. C. collection in The Natural History Museum. Types on permanent loan, re Fitton 1976:307)
, Playmouth, United Kingdom (designation of 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.
