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Cleonymus Latreille

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Chalcidoidea; Family: Cleonymidae)

Cleonymus Latreille, 1809. Type species: Diplolepis depressa Fabricius; subsequently designated by Latreille, 1810.

Distribution

Madagascar, South Africa.

Also Australasian, Oriental and Palaearctic regions.

Biology

Hosts: Agrilus angelicus (Buprestidae), Agrilus occipitalis (Buprestidae), Agrilus ruficollis (Buprestidae), Amphicerus bicaudatus (Bostrichidae), Areacerus fascaulatus (Anthribidae), Coleoptera, Gracillaria minuta (Gracillariinae), Hoplitis product (Osmiinae), Hylesinus oleiperda (Scolytinae), Hylesinus torania (Scolytinae), Ischnoceros sapporensis (Xoridinae), Lixus scobicollis (Curculioninae), Lixus strangulatus (Curculioninae), Mecinus pyraster (Curculioninae), Megorama (Anobiidae), Molorchus minor (Cerambycinae), Monochamus saltuarius (Lamiinae), Myrmex carinicollis (Curculioninae), Ochina ptinoides (Anobiidae), Phoracantha semipunctata (Cerambycinae), Scolytus scotylus (Scolytinae), Stelis (Anthidiinae), Stelis sexmaculata (Anthidiinae), Tessaropa tenuipes (Cerambycinae), Trichoboris texana (Curculioninae)

Reference

Gibson, G.A.P. 2003, Phylogenetics and classification of Cleonyminae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae). Memoirs on Entomology, International 16: 1-339.

Hedqvist, K.J. 1960. Hymenoptera (Chalcidoidea) Cleonymidae. South African Animal Life. Results of the Lund University Expedition in 1950-1951. 7:414-417.

Latreille, P.A. 1809. Genera Crustaceorum et Insectorum secundum ordinem naturalem in familias disposita iconibus exemplisque plurimis explicata. Tomus Quartus. Parisiis & Argentorati. 399 pp.

Risbec, J. 1952. Contribution á l'étude des chalcidoides de Madagascar. Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar (E). 2: 1-449.

Credits

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