Microctonus melanopus, Ruthe

Pucci, Thomas M., 2013, Contributions to the classification of North American Microctonus (Braconidae, Euphorinae), Zootaxa 3725 (1), pp. 1-150 : 18

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scientific name	Microctonus melanopus
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M. melanopus Ruthe

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Microctonus melanopus Ruthe, 1856, p 293 .

Perilitus melanopus Haeselbarth, 2008, p 1079 View in CoL View Cited Treatment .

Distribution: Northwestern U.S. and southwestern Canada; native to Europe.

Specimens examined (North America only): Thirty-one from six collection events; questionable female identifications: 16 from six collection events.

Flight period: April through July.

Remarks: Microctonus melanopus is of European origin and is expanding its range in North America ( Fox et al. 2004).

Fox, A. S., Shaw, S. R., Dosdall, L. M. & Lee, B. (2004) Microctonus melanopus (Ruthe) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of adult cabbage seedpod weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): Distribution in southern Alberta and female diagnosis. Journal of Entomological Science, 39, 350 - 361.

Haeselbarth, E. (2008) Zur Braconiden-Gattung Perilitus NEES 1818 3. Beitrag: Die Arten ohne ausgebildetem ersten Cubitus- Abschnitt (Hymenoptera, Braconidae). Linzer Biologische Beitrage, 40, 1013 - 1152.