Meloboris sp.

Material examined: MALTA, Mtaħleb, 11. iv.2008, 1 ♀, emerged from Coleophora helianthemella Miller ( Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae), MZ, NMS [parasitoid determined by Mark Shaw; host determined by Michael Zerafa].

Notes: This genus has not previously been recorded from the Maltese Islands. Meloboris species are koinobiont endoparasitoids of various groups of Lepidoptera; nevertheless, a Coleophora species seems an improbable host and a small parasitoid cocoon overlooked on vegetation seems a more plausible source.