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Meringopus titillator
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Overview
Taxonomy
Description
Biology
A parasitoid.
The recorded hosts are Hylotrupes bajulus, Lasiocampa quercus, Phlyctaenia coronata, Trichiosoma betuleti and Zygaena ephialtes.
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic realm with records from
37 countries and regions
.
Accepted name
Meringopus titillator
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Original name
Ichneumon titillator
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Cryptus
Goniocryptus
Meringopus
Trachysphyrus
Trychosis
Synonyms
Meringopus latitarsis
Meringopus meridionalis
Meringopus nigripes
Meringopus pectinitarsis
Meringopus purpurator
Meringopus recreator
Meringopus titillatrix
Meringopus tornator
Type
Linnaean Sociey
, Picadilly, United Kingdom (male, lectotype)
Type of
Goniocryptus
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.