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Itoplectis alternans
(Gravenhorst, 1829)
Overview
Taxonomy
Description
Biology
A solitary idiobiont or koinobiont ectoparasitoid or endoparasitoid. Known to oviposit in host gall, in larva/nymph or on host pupa. Known to emerge from host larva/nymph or from host pupa.
there are
151 host records
.
The recorded parasitoids are
Dibrachys microgastri
,
Gelis areator
,
Gelis proximus
,
Mesochorus fulgurans
and
Theroscopus pedestris
.
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic and Oriental realms with records from
73 countries and regions
.
Accepted name
Itoplectis alternans
(Gravenhorst, 1829)
Original name
Pimpla alternans
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Cryptus
Itoplectis
Pimpla
Synonyms
Itoplectis examinanda
Itoplectis ruficoxis
Itoplectis spiracularis
Itoplectis tricineta
Itoplectis tricolor
Type
Instytut Zoologiczny Uniwersytetu
, Wrocdaw, Poland (male, 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.
