Therophilus tumidulus (Nees, 1812)

Scaramozzino, Pier Luigi, Loni, Augusto & Lucchi, Andrea, 2017, A review of insect parasitoids associated with Lobesiabotrana (Denis & Schiffermueller, 1775) in Italy. 1. DipteraTachinidae and HymenopteraBraconidae (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae), ZooKeys 647, pp. 67-100 : 77

Therophilus tumidulus (Nees, 1812)

Microdus tumidulus Nees: Luciano et al. 1988

Italian distribution of reared parasitoids.

Sardinia: Luciano et al. 1988

Distribution.

Therophilus tumidulus is widespread in the Palearctic area: throughout Europe, Morocco, Russia, Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia as far as Japan and China ( Yu 1997-2012; Yu et al. 2012).

Host range.

The species is known as larval parasitoid of Lepidoptera Momphidae , Gelechiidae , Depressariidae and especially Tortricidae , including the vine tortrix moth Sparganothis pilleriana ( Voukassovitch 1924, Villemant et al. 2012).

Ecological role.

Therophilus tumidulus was the second most frequent larval parasitoid of EGVM on Daphne gnidium in Sardinia, after Phytomyptera nigrina , with parasitism rates ranging from 12.5 to 24.1% in the first generation and 8.6% in the third generation. Telenga (1934) mentioned this species as one of the main parasitoids of EGVM in Crimea vineyards.