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Classification
Superfamily : Chalcidoidea
Family : Eulophidae
Subfamily :
Entedoninae
Forewing with 2 distinct lines of setae radiating from stigmal vein towards apex of wing, without a line of setae radiating towards base of wing.
Dorsum of thorax black, with at most a very slight metallic shine.
Diagnosis
Distribution
This species is known from throughout the Holarctic Realm, and is newly recorded in Southeast Asia (Vietnam) in these studies.
Hosts
A. erxias has a quite wide host range, including leafminers in
the Agromyzidae (Diptera), Gracillariidae, Lyonetiidae, Yponomeutidae
(Lepidoptera) and Tenthredinidae (Hymenoptera); as well as the eggs of
Cerambycidae and Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) Noyes
2002; 2003.
Biology
This species is an endoparasitoid of leafminer larvae or eggs of some beetles, and can act as a facultative hyperparasitoid
Comments
A. erxias is not common in the study region, and does not appear to be a good candidate to supply good levels of biological control.