Scientific name
Lariophagus distinguendus Förster
Taxonomic position
Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae
Diagnosis
Length 2-3 mm. Head and mesosoma bluish black; metasoma black; head finely reticulate, densely pubescent; clypeus narrowly emarginate; antennae with combined length of pedicel plus flagellum approximately equal to width of head; flagellum proximally not stouter than pedicel; malar space about two thirds the height of eye. Apical margin of forewing without cilia. Metasoma dorsally convex.
Image
 Adult - dorsal view
Distribution
Cosmopoliton.
Hosts
Cosmopoliton parasite of grain weevils and other beetles attacking stored grains in particular Sitophilus spp.
References
- Noyes, J.S. 2012. Universal Chalcidoidea Database. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/chalcidoids.
- Sureshan, P.M. 2003. Pteromalinae (Pteromalidae: Chalcidoidea: Hymenoptera) of Indian subcontinent. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper 205: iii+170pp.
Credits
Images and factsheet prepared by Dr. Ankita Gupta, Scientist, NBAIR. Web content added by Lavanya, 16-01-2020.
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