Laelius pedatus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Bethylidae
Genus
Laelius
Species
Laelius pedatus
Scientific Name
Laelius pedatus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Laelius pedatus

Laelius pedatus is a hymenopteran parasitoid in the family Bethylidae. It is a gregarious idiobiont larval ectoparasitoid. It is used as a biological control agent against beetle pests in the family Dermestidae.

Known hosts are:

  • Anthrenus flavipes LeConte
  • Anthrenus sarnicus Mroczkowski
  • Anthrenus verbasci L.
  • Trogoderma angustum Solier
  • Trogoderma glabrum Herbst
  • Trogoderma granarium Everts
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Laelius pedatus in languages:

Finnish
huonelatiainen

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