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Exochus turgidus
Holmgren, 1858
Overview
Taxonomy
Description
Biology
A parasitoid. Known to oviposit in larva/nymph. Known to emerge from host pupa.
The recorded hosts are Dioryctria abietella, Dioryctria abietivorella, Dioryctria amatella, Dioryctria amatella [Pinus elliottii], Dioryctria amatella [Pinus palustris], Dioryctria auranticella, Dioryctria disclusa, Dioryctria pseudotsugella, Dioryctria reniculelloides, Dioryctria zimmermani and Petrova albicapitana.
Distribution
Known from the Nearctic and Palaearctic realms with records from
25 countries and regions
.
Accepted name
Exochus turgidus
Holmgren, 1858
Original name
Exochus turgidus
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Exochus
Synonyms
Exochus torrenti
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.
