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Meteorus versicolor
(Wesmael, 1835)
Overview
Taxonomy
Description
Biology
A gregarious or solitary koinobiont endoparasitoid. Known to oviposit in larva/nymph. Known to emerge from host larva/nymph or from host pupa.
there are
84 host records
.
There are
29 recorded parasitoids
.
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms with records from
72 countries and regions
.
Accepted name
Meteorus versicolor
(Wesmael, 1835)
Original name
Perilitus versicolor
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Meteorus
Perilitus
Synonyms
Meteorus bimaculatus
Meteorus brevicornis
Meteorus decoloratus
Meteorus hartigi
Meteorus ikonomovi
Meteorus rugator
Meteorus unicolor
Type
Institut Royal des Naturelles de Belqique
, Bruxelles, Belgium (female, 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.
