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Sphecophaga vesparum
(Curtis, 1828)
Overview
Taxonomy
Sphecophaga vesparum
Description
Biology
A ectoparasitoid. Known to oviposit in larva/nymph or on host larva. Known to emerge from host pupa.
The recorded hosts are
Dolichovespula media
,
Dolichovespula saxonica
, Dolichovespula saxonica nigrescens, Ortholepis betulae,
Vespa crabro
, Vespa orientalis,
Vespula germanica
,
Vespula rufa
and
Vespula vulgaris
.
The only recorded parasitoid is
Dibrachys microgastri
.
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic and Australian realms with records from
26 countries and regions
.
Accepted name
Sphecophaga vesparum
(Curtis, 1828)
Original name
Anomalon vesparum
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Anomalon
Chyronomon
Cteniscus
Sphecophaga
Tryphon
Synonyms
Sphecophaga sericea
Sphecophaga striata
Sphecophaga thuringiaca
Sphecophaga vesparum
Type
National Museum of Victoria
, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (female, lectotype)
Type of
Chyronomon
Sphecophaga
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.
