Meromyzobia Ashmead 1900
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https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4017.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BBFC3D93-6A7E-4862-84EF-021ADE2F4B3A |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CC87E4-FFA5-437A-FF02-C1038BFBF9DB |
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Plazi |
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Meromyzobia Ashmead 1900 |
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deserticola Gordh 1987: 24
Type. USNM
Distribution. C (El Centro)
Host/habitat. Collected on Pleuraphis rigida (Thurber) ( Poaceae )
Remarks. Gordh ( 1987) notes that species from this genus have an ecological preference for grasses. According to Noyes ( 2001), confirmed Meromyzobia host records (all extralimital) include Orthoptera eggs, Diptera ( Chloropidae and Drosophilidae ) and hyperparasitic on Aclerdidae via Chamaemyiidae ; one species has also been associated with Pseudococcidae .
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Remarks. Specimens that appear to represent 4 undescribed species have been collected from Imperial, Inyo, Lassen, Solano and Stanislaus counties ( CSCA, RLZC, UCDC, UCRC).
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