Cotesia tibialis

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Cotesia tibialis (Curtis, 1830)

Description

Biology

A gregarious endoparasitoid. Known to emerge from host larva/nymph.

There are 81 recorded hosts.

Biology compiled from Taxapad^[1].

Distribution

Known from the Palaearctic and Nearctic regions, with records from 69 countries and regions. Records from GBIF and the Bugweb collection are shown on the map.

Country records from Taxapad^[1], Dyntaxa^[2], FinBIF^[3] and Artsnavnebasen^[4].

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GBIF records GBIF ↗GBIF occurrence records are shown as reported and may include misidentifications.

Accepted name

Cotesia tibialis (Curtis, 1830)

Original name

Microgaster tibialis^[5]

Taxonomic level

species

Combination history

Apanteles
Cotesia
Microgaster

Synonyms

Cotesia aranearum^[6]
Cotesia atrator^[5]
Cotesia atratrix^[7]
Cotesia claustrata^[8]
Cotesia congesta^[9]
Cotesia gracilipes^[10]
Cotesia gracilis^[5]
Cotesia intricata^[11]
Cotesia mamestrae^[12]
Cotesia similis^[13]
Cotesia simulans^[14]

Ex synonyms

Microgaster congestus

Type

National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sources (14)

[1]Yu, D.S.K., van Achterberg, C. & Horstmann, K. (2016). Taxapad 2016, Ichneumonoidea 2015. Database on flash-drive. Nepean, Ontario, Canada. ↑ a b c
[2]SLU Artdatabanken (2026). Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas. Darwin Core Archive, downloaded 5 October 2026. Uppsala, Sweden. https://artfakta.se ↑
[3]Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (2026). The FinBIF checklist of Finnish species, version 1.36. Darwin Core Archive, downloaded 5 October 2026. Helsinki, Finland. https://laji.fi ↑
[4]Artsdatabanken (2026). Nortaxa (Artsnavnebasen), version 1.292. Darwin Core Archive, downloaded 5 October 2026. Trondheim, Norway. https://artsdatabanken.no ↑
[5]Curtis, J. (1830). British Entomology; being illustrations and descriptions of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland. 7: 321. cited from Taxapad ↑ a b c
[6]Gaulle, J. de (1908). Catalogue systématique et biologique des Hyménoptères de France. (Extrait de la Feuille des Juenes Naturalistes, années 1906, 1907, 1908). Paul Klincksieck. Paris 172 pp. cited from Taxapad ↑
[7]Schulz, W.A. (1906). Spolia Hymenopterologica. Paderborn (Junfermann) 356 pp. cited from Taxapad ↑
[8]Gautier, C. & Bonnamour, S. (1923). Description d'Apanteles claustratus, nouvelle espèce élémentaire d'A. congestus Nees (Hym. Braconidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1923: 235–238. cited from Taxapad ↑
[9]Nees von Esenbeck, C.G. (1834). Hymenopterorum Ichneumonibus affinum, monographiae, genera Europaea et species illustrantes. 2. Stuttgartiae et Tubingae 448 pp. cited from Taxapad ↑
[10]Thomson, C.G. (1895). LII. Bidrag till Braconidernas Kännedom. Opuscula Entomologica 20: 2141–2339. cited from Taxapad ↑
[11]Haliday, A.H. (1834). Essay on parasitic Hymenoptera. Entomological Magazine 2(iii):225–259. cited from Taxapad ↑
[12]Matsumura, S. (1908). [A list of beneficial insects of Japan.] [*Matsumura, S.: A list of beneficial insects of Japan.] :100. cited from Taxapad ↑
[13]Mocsáry, A. & Szépligeti, G. (1901). Hymenopteren. In: «Horvath» "Zoologische Ergebnisse der dritten asiatischen Forschungsreise des Grafen Eugen Zichy." 2:121–169. cited from Taxapad ↑
[14]Lyle, G.T. (1916). Contributions to our knowledge of the British Braconidae. No. 3 Microgasteridae. Entomologist 49: 185–187. cited from Taxapad ↑

Host and distribution record sources (162)

Links:GBIFoccurrences Catalogue of Lifeaccepted name BOLDbarcodes ArtfaktaSweden Laji.fiFinland ArtsdatabankenNorway BHLliterature

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