Scientific name
Theocolax elegans (Westwood, 1874)
Taxonomic position
Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae: Cerocephalinae
Diagnosis
Image
Female - profile view
Adult - lateral view
Distribution
India: Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Delhi.
Biology / Hosts
Parasitic on stored grain pests; mainly infesting species of Bruchidae, Dryophthoridae, Anobiidae, Bostrychidae, Curculionidae, and Gelechiidae. Commonly recorded hosts are Callosobruchus chinensis, Rhizopertha dominica, Sitophilus oryzae, and Sitotroga cerealella. For complete list see Universal Chalcidoidea Database.
References
- Noyes, J.S. 2013. Universal Chalcidoidea Database. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/chalcidoids.
- Sureshan, P.M. 2012. Checklist of Pteromalidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of India. ZSI, Western Ghats regional centre, Kozhikode, Kerala. 15pp.
- Westwood, J.O. 1874. Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis; or, illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects, for the most part contained in the collection presented to the University of Oxford by the Rev. F.W. Hope. pp.137 Oxford.
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