Megastigmus aculeatus (Swederus, 1795)
rose hip chalcidoid wasp, rose seed wasp
on Rosa
parasite
Larvae in the seeds.
host plants
Rosaceae, monophagous
Rosa “alpina”, arvensis, beggeriana, blanda, canina, “collina”, davurica, gallica, glauca, “glutinosa”, majalis, marginata, mollis, montana, multiflora, pendulina, pouzinii, rubiginosa, rugosa, spinosissima, turkestanica, villosa.
distribution within Europe
larva
see Nieves-Aldrey ao
references
Meijer, Smit, Beukeboom & Schilthuizen (2012a), Nieves-Aldrey, Hernández Nieves & Gómez (2008a), Popescu (2006a), Roques & Skrzypczyńska (2003a).