Bracon (Bracon) pectoralis (Wesmael, 1838)

Bracon pectoralis Wesmael, 1838 . II, 12.

Bracon (Bracon) pectoralis: Fahringer, 1927 . I (4-6), 332.

Synonyms: Bracon obscuricornis Szépligeti, 1896; B. ochrosus Szépligeti, 1896; B. sulphurator Szépligeti, 1896 .

Biology: Biocontrol of Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832) ( Lepidoptera, Pyralidae).

Hosts: Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Larinus flavescens Germar, 1824 . Diptera, Tephritidae: Xyphosia miliari (Schrank, 1781) . Hymenoptera, Cynipidae: Aphelonyx cerricola (Girayd, 1859) . Lepidoptera, Alucitidae: Alucita hexadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) A. huebneri Wallengren, 1859; Gelechiidae: Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789); Pyralidae: Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832); Tortricidae: Aethes francillana (Fabricius, 1794) .

Parasitoids: Hymenoptera, Torymidae: Exopristus trigonomerus (Masi, 1916), Ichneumonidae: Scambus elegans (Woldstedt, 1877) .

Distribution in Turkey: Kayseri (Kohl, 1905); Adana, Antalya, Burdur, Hatay, Icel, Isparta, (Beyarslan, 1986b); Edirne, Kirklareli, Tekirdag (Beyarslan, 1987a); Adana, Adapazari, Antalya, Balikesir, Bilecik, Burdur, Bursa, Canakkale, Edirne, Hatay, Isparta, Izmit, Kirklareli, Tekirdag, Van (Beyarslan, 1999); Imbros, Tenedos (Beyarslan et al. 2002b); Bartin, Bolu, Cankırı, Kastamonu, Sinop, Zonguldak (Beyarslan et al. 2005); Tekirdag (Beyarslan et al. 2006a); Ankara (Guler & Cagatay, 2007); Amasya, Corum, Samsun, Tokat (Beyarslan et al. 2008a); Adana, Afyon, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Artvin, Bayburt, Canakkale, Corum, Denizli, Elazig, Erzincan, Eskisehir, Gumushane, Icel, Imbros, Isparta, Kayseri, Kirikkale, Kirklareli, Kirsehir, Konya, Malatya, Nevsehir, Nigde, Samsun, Sivas, Tekirdag, Tokat, Tunceli (Beyarslan & Cetin Erdogan, 2012); Adıyaman, Bitlis (Beyaraslan et al. 2014).

Distribution: Palaearctic.