Merismus megapterus Walker, 1833

Tselikh, E. V., Lee, J. & Ku, D-S., 2022, New records of the chalcid wasps of the family Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from South Korea, Far Eastern Entomologist 462, pp. 8-19 : 10

Merismus megapterus Walker, 1833

MATERIAL EXAMINED. South Korea: GW, Mandae-ri, Haean-myeon, Yanggu-Gun,

3.V–9.VI 2021, 15.VI–30.VI 2020, 8.IX–30.VI 2021, 4 ♀, coll. Y.H. Park, M.H. Kim, D.H.

Park, J.Y. Kim, ( KNA); GB, Daehyeon-ri, Bukhu-myeon, Andong-si, MT, 16.VI–30.VI 2021 ,

1 ♂, coll. Gwon Gimyeon; JN, Oenarodo, Bongnae-myeon, Goheung-gun, MT, 16.VII –

29.VIII 2020, 1 ♂, coll. Ku Deokseo, Lee Jaehyeon, ( SMNE); JJ, Geumak-ri, Hanllim-eup ,

Jeju-si, MT, 16.VI–14.VII 2021, 16.VI.–13.X 2021, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, coll. Y.H. Park, M.H. Kim ,

D.H. Park, J.Y. Kim, ( KNA).

DISTRIBUTION. Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, South Korea, North

America.

BIOLOGY. Primary parasitoid of dipterans of the family Agromyzidae and lepidopterans of the family Elachistidae .