Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Megastigmus pictus

Megastigmus pictus (Förster, 1841)

larch seed chalcid

on Larix

parasite

Larvae bore in the seeds.

host plants

Pinaceae, monophagous

Larix decidua, gmelinii, kaempferi, x polonica, sibirica.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

synonyms

Megastigmus seitneri Hoffmeyer, 1929.

parasitoids, predators

Eupelmus pullus.

references

Auger-Rozenberg, Kerdelhué, Magnoux, ao (2005a), Bąk (2006a), Grijpma & van de Weerd (1991a), Hoffmeyer (1929a), Roques & Skrzypczyńska (2003a).

Last modified 18.iv.2023