Bracon (Glabrobracon) obscurator Nees, 1811

Bracon obscurator Nees, 1811 . 1–37.

Bracon (Glabrobracon) obscurator: Fahringer, 1928 . 433–606.

Synonyms: Bracon claripennis Thomson, 1892; B. fumipennis Thomson, 1892; B. fuscipennis Thomson, 1892; B. kotulai Niezabitowski, 1910; B. marshalli Szépligeti, 1901; B. pallicarpus Thomson, 1892; B.parvicornis Thomson, 1892; B. rytrensis Fahringer, 1927; B. rytronis Strand, 1928; B. thomsoni Marshall, 1897; B. zaleszczykiensis Strand, 1928 .

Biology: Oviposit in gall.

Hosts: Coleoptera, Curcilionidae: Hylesinus fraxini (Panzer, 1779); Onthotomicus suturalis (Gyllenhal, 1827); Buprestidae: Trachys pumila Illiger, 1803; T. troglodytes Kiesenwetter, 1857; Scolytidae: Ips typographus (Linnaeus, 1758) . Diptera, Phasiinae: Alophora costalis (Malloch, 1929) [ Centaurea sp.]; Tephritidae: Cheilosia albipila Meigen, 1838 (Syrphidae); Hartigia xanthostoma (Eversmann, 1847) [ Filipendula ulmaria] ( Sarcophagidae); Tephritis neesii Meigen, 1830 [ Leucanthemum vulgare]. Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae: Coleophora caespititiella Zeller, 1839; C. vulpecula Zeller, 1849 [ Astragalus sp.]; Epermeniidae: Phaulernis fulviguttella (Zeller, 1839); Pyralidae: Phycitodes maritima (Tengström, 1848) (Pyralidae); Homoeosoma sinuellum (Fabricius, 1794) [ Plantago lanceolata]; Tineidae: Agnathosia mendicella Denis & Schiff, 1775 [ Antrodia serialis]; Tortricidae: Dichrorampha sedatana Busck, 1906; Spilonota ocellana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) .

Distribution in Turkey: Adana, Antalya, Burdur, Isparta, Kahramanmaras, Osmaniye (Beyarslan, 1986a); Kirklareli, Tekirdag (Beyarslan, 1987a); Adana, Adapazari, Antalya, Balikesir, Bilecik, Burdur, Bursa, Canakkale, Edirne, Isparta, Kahramanmaras, Kirklareli, Osmaniye, Tekirdag (Beyarslan, 1999); Tenedos (Beyarslan et al. 2002b); Bolu, Cankiri, Corum, Duzce, Karabuk, Kastamonu, Sinop, Zonguldak (Beyarslan et al. 2005); Tekirdag (Beyarslan et al. 2006a); Amasya, Corum, Ordu, Samsun, Tokat (Beyarslan et al. 2008a); Adiyaman, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Artvin, Bayburt, Bilecik, Edirne, Elazig, Erzincan, Giresun, Gumushane, Imbros, Kayseri, Kirklareli, Kirsehir, Konya, Malatya, Nevsehir, Rize, Samsun, Sinop, Sivas, Trabzon, Yozgat (Beyarslan & Cetin Erdogan, 2012); Adıyaman, Bitlis, Diyarbakır, Mardin, Şanlıurfa (Beyaraslan et al. 2014).

Distribution: Palaearctic.