Asaphes suspensus (Nees, 1834)

Kissayi, Khadija, Benhalima, Souâd & Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan, 2019, Annotated check-list of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Morocco. Part I, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 59 (2), pp. 519-528 : 520-521

Asaphes suspensus (Nees, 1834)

Distribution in Morocco. Rabat, ♀ ( VAGO 2002: 95).

Insect hosts. Hymenoptera : Braconidae ; Diptera : Agromyzidae and Cecidomyiidae ; Hemiptera : Aphididae ( DE SANTIS 1967, SHADRINA & GORBUNOV 1995, NOYES 2018).

General distribution. Palaearctic Region, Canada, Chile, India, Mexico, Nepal, the United States of America ( NOYES 2018).

Asaphes vulgaris Walker, 1834

Material examined. Maậmora forest, commune Sidi Taïbi (Locality 1), 1 ♀, 8.v.2014, leg. K Kissayi (MNHN-ISc).

Distribution in Morocco. The Atlantic coastal region, but the species is also very common in the interior of the country, from plains to mountains, in late winter and in spring ( DELUCCHI 1962b: 13); around Azrou ( VAGO 2002: 96); Rabat ( DE LÉPINEY & MIMEUR 1932: 62).

Insect hosts. Coleoptera : Curculionidae ; Diptera : Agromyzidae , Cecidomyiidae , Syrphidae ; Hemiptera : Aphididae , Coccidae , Diaspididae , Pseudococcidae , Psyllidae ; Hymenoptera : Cynipidae , Braconidae ( THOMPSON 1958, PECK 1963, HERTING 1972, DE SANTIS 1980, FRY 1989). Adults of this species are recognized in Morocco as hyperparasitoids of Aphis gossypi Glover, 1877 and Hyalopterus sp. ( Hemiptera : Aphididae ) ( DE LÉPINEY & MIMEUR 1932).

General distribution. Palaearctic, Nearctic, and Neotropical Region ( NOYES 2018).