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Microplitis mediator
(Haliday, 1834)
Overview
Taxonomy
Microplitis mediator
Description
Biology
A gregarious or solitary endoparasitoid. Known to oviposit in larva/nymph. Known to emerge from host larva/nymph.
there are
30 host records
.
The only recorded parasitoid is
Mesochorus olerum
.
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms with records from
54 countries and regions
.
Accepted name
Microplitis mediator
(Haliday, 1834)
Original name
Microgaster mediator
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Microgaster
Microplitis
Synonyms
Microplitis halidayi
Microplitis medianus
Microplitis pseudomedianus
Type
National Museum of Ireland
, Dublin, Ireland (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.
