Cotesia melanoscela (Ratzeburg, 1844)

Fernandez-Triana, Jose, Boudreault, Caroline, Buffam, Joel & Mclean, Ronald, 2016, A biodiversity hotspot for Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in North America: annotated species checklist for Ottawa, Canada, ZooKeys 633, pp. 1-93 : 24-25

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Braconidae

Cotesia melanoscela (Ratzeburg, 1844) Fig. 16

Distribution.

NEA. OTL, PAL.

Notes.

This is mostly a Holarctic species, with some records from the Oriental region due to being a parasitoid of the Gypsy Moth, Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758).

Material examined.

Ontario, Kilbirnie, 45.247853 -75.724400, 26.iii.1981, Voucher Code: CNC475048; 31.iii.1981, Voucher Code: CNC475046, CNC475047.