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Classification
Superfamily : Cynipoidea
Family : Figitidae
Subfamily :Eucoilidae
Notaulices
well developed.
Thorax in lateral view with the scutellar
plate high, well above the height of the mesoscutum.
Diagnosis
Distribution
Gronotoma micromorpha is known from the Pacific
(Hawaii, Guam) and Florida. We have also found it in Indonesia, although
it is not clear whether this was an introduction or part of its natural
distribution.
Hosts
This species is being reared in the laboratory on Liriomyza huidobrensis and L. sativae on kidney beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) (A. Rauf, pers. comm.).
Biology
Like other eucoilines, G. micromorpha is
an internal parasitoid of larvae.
Comments
This is a fairly common parasitoid in Southeast Asia, and might have potential as a control agent.