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Phytodietus geniculatus
Thomson, 1877
Overview
Taxonomy
Description
Biology
A solitary ectoparasitoid. Known to emerge from host larva/nymph.
The recorded hosts are Acleris hastiana [Salix viminalis], Acleris schalleriana [Viburnum lantana], Agonopterix ciliella [Angelica sylvestris], Agonopterix heracliana [Angelica sylvestris], Apotomis betuletana [Betula], Archips xylosteana, Epinotia solandriana [Betula],
Neodiprion sertifer
, Pandemis cerasana, Teleiodes proximella, Tortrix viridana and Zeiraphera griseana.
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic realm with records from
36 countries and regions
.
Accepted name
Phytodietus geniculatus
Thomson, 1877
Original name
Phytodietus geniculatus
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Phytodietus
Ex synonyms
Ichneumon arcuatorius
Type
Zoologiska Institutionen
, Lund, Sweden (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.
