Scambus elegans

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Scambus elegans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Genus: Scambus
Species:
S. elegans
Binomial name
Scambus elegans
(Woldstedt, 1877) [1]
Synonyms
  • Troctocerus elegansWoldstedt 1877
  • Scambus zagoriensis(Hensch, 1929)
  • Scambus dumeticola(Hensch, 1929)
  • Scambus cottei(Seyrig, 1926)
  • Scambus ulicicida(Morley, 1911)
  • Scambus erythronotus(Forster, 1888)
  • Scambus cingulatellus(Costa, 1885)
  • Scambus albicrus(Rondani, 1877)

Scambus elegans is a species of parasitic wasp found in Europe. It was described by F.W. Woldstedt in 1877. The larva parasitizes tortricid moth larvae ( Eudemis species, Lobesia botrana ) in French vine-growing regions (Bordelais). [2]

References

  1. Woldstedt, F.W. (1877) "Uber eine Sammlung schlesischer Ichneumoniden". Melanges Biologiques tires du Bulletin de l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de Saint Petersbourg. 9:687-705.
  2. Denis Thiery, Anne Xuereb, Claire Villemant, Gilles Sentenac, Lionel Delbac and Philippe Kuntzman (2001) "Larval parasites of vineyard tortricids: a brief overview from 3 French vine growing areas". IOBC-WPRS Bulletin. 24(7). pages 135-142.