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Eupelmidae
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Several species of Eupelmus have been reared from fruit-infesting Tephritidae, most notably in Europe and Africa. At least two species have been reared from olive fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi), and one of these, Eupelmus urozonus Dalman is thought to be exceptionally polyphagous. The biology of E. urozonus is well known. This species has received considerable attention in the olive-growing regions of southern Europe because it is sometimes the most frequently encountered parasitoid of olive fly. Eupelmus urozonus is an ectoparasite, often of late instar larvae and sometimes of pupae. It can also develop as a hyperparasitoid of other olive fly parasitoids.
Female Eupelmidae are readily recognized by the enlarged tibial spur and adjacent basitarsus on the mid leg (Fig. 2) as well as the rounded mesopleuron (Figs. 1, 4). Unlike members of the family Encyrtidae, which also have a rounded mesopleuron, the species of Eupelmus have distinct (usually broad and shallow) notauli. There are always 5 tarsomeres (Fig. 3). Male Eupelmus are difficult to identify, even to family.
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Eupelmidae (Eupelmid n. genus) preys on:
Torymus capillaceus capillaceus
Pseudocatolaccus guizoti
Rileya tegularis
Tenuipetiolus medicaginus
Torymus atriplicis
Tetrastichus
Torymus umbilicatus
Eurytoma
Platygaster
Spilochalcis
Galeopsomyia
Asphondylia
Nesolasioptera willistoni
Neolasioptera willistoni
Based on studies in:
USA: California, Southern California (Galls, Plant substrate)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- B. A. Hawkins and R. D. Goeden, 1984. Organization of a parasitoid community associated with a complex of galls on Atriplex spp. in southern California. Ecol. Entomol. 9:271-292, from p. 274.
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Eupelmidae (Eupelmid n. genus) is prey of:
Phyllobaenus atriplexus
Based on studies in:
USA: California, Southern California (Galls, Plant substrate)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- B. A. Hawkins and R. D. Goeden, 1984. Organization of a parasitoid community associated with a complex of galls on Atriplex spp. in southern California. Ecol. Entomol. 9:271-292, from p. 274.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:944
Specimens with Sequences:439
Specimens with Barcodes:255
Species:154
Species With Barcodes:102
Public Records:60
Public Species:5
Public BINs:10
Eupelmidae is a family of parasitic wasps in the superfamily Chalcidoidea. The group is apparently polyphyletic, though the different subfamilies may each be monophyletic, and may be elevated to family status in the near future. As presently defined, there are over 905 described species in 45 genera. The larvae of the majority are primary parasitoids, commonly on beetle larvae, though many other hosts are attacked, including spiders, and details of the life history can be variable (e.g., some attack eggs and others are hyperparasites). They are found throughout the world in virtually all habitats.
They are somewhat variable in appearance, though a fair number of species are relatively easy to separate from other Chalcidoidea by the possession of a medially concave mesonotum. They also have the unusual tendency to arch the body strongly upwards when dead, with the head and metasoma often nearly touching above the thorax.
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