Bracon (Glabrobracon) osculator Nees, 1811

Bracon osculator Nees, 1811 . 1–37.

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

Synonyms: Braco bisignatus Wesmael, 1838; Bracon cingulator Szépligeti, 1901; B. degenerator Marshall, 1885; B. minutus Szépligeti, 1901; B. temporalis Telenga, 1936; B. venustus Telenga, 1936 .

Biology: Biocontrol of Coleophora mayrella (Huebner, 1813) (Lep.: Cosmopterigidae).

Hosts: Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae: Coleophora alticolella Zeller, 1849; C. caespititiella Zeller, 1839; C.colutella

(Fabricius, 1794) [ Lotus corniculatus]; C. discordella Zeller, 1849; C. flaviella Mann, 1857; C. frischella Linnaeus, 1758; C. gallipennella Huebner, 1796; C. lutipennella (Zeller, 1838); C. milvipennis Zeller, 1839; C. obscenella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) [ Solidago virgaurea]; C. ochrea (Haworth, 1828); C. saponariella Heeger, 1888; C. serenella Zeller, 1849; C. serratella (Linnaeus, 1761); C. solitariella Zeller, 1849; C. spinella (Schrank, 1802) [ Crataegus monogyna]; C. spiraeella Rebel, 1916; C. therinella Tengström, 1848; C. trifariella Zeller, 1849; C. vibicella (Huebner, 1813); C. vicinella Zeller, 1849; C. vulpecula Zeller, 1849; Cosmopterigidae: Cosmopterix eximia Haworth, 1828 [ Humulus lupulus]; Tortricidae: Cydia strobilella (Linnaeus, 1758); Nepticulidae: Ectoedemia agrimoniae (Frey, 1858) [ Agrimonia eupatoria]; Elachistidae: Elachista contaminatella Zeller, 1847 [ Carex distans]; Elachistidae: Gravitarmata margarotana Zeller, 1847; Elachistidae: Millieria dolosalis Zeller, 1847 [ Aristolochia clematitis]; Momphidae: Mompha conturbatella (Huebner, 1819); Tortricidae: Rhyacionia perangustana Snellen, 1883 .

Distribution in Turkey: Antalya, Hatay, Icel, Isparta (Beyarslan, 1986a); Edirne, Kirklareli, Tekirdag (Beyarslan, 1987a); Balikesir, Isparta (Beyarslan & Inanc, 1994); Imbros (Beyarslan et al. 2002b); Tekirdag (Beyarslan et al. 2006a); Amasya, Corum, Ordu, Samsun, Tokat (Beyarslan et al. 2008a); Antalya, Bursa, Hatay, Icel, Isparta, Izmit (Beyarslan, 1999); Bolu, Cankiri, Kastamonu, Sinop, Zonguldak (Beyarslan et al. 2005); Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Artvin, Bartin, Bayburt, Canakkale, Cankiri, Edirne, Elazig, Erzincan, Eskisehir, Gumushane, Kayseri, Kirklareli, Kirsehir, Konya, Malatya, Nevsehir, Nigde, Ordu, Samsun, Sinop, Sivas, Tokat, Trabzon, Tunceli, Yozgat, Zonguldak (Beyarslan & Cetin Erdogan, 2012).

Distribution: Palaearctic; introduced into New Zealand.