Spaniopus dissimilis Walker, 1833

Tselikh, E. V., Lee, J. & Ku, D. - S., 2023, New data on the chalcid wasps of the family Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from South Korea, Far Eastern Entomologist 482, pp. 10-21 : 14-15

* Spaniopus dissimilis Walker, 1833

MATERIAL EXAMINED. South Korea: GB, Juwangsan-myeon, Cheongsong-gun,

Juwangsan, 21.IV 2023, 18.VI 2023, 5 ♀, coll. J.H. Lee ( NIBR, SMNE); GN, Namsan-ri ,

Hoengcheon-myeon, Hadong-gun, sweeping, 22. VI 2022, 3 ♀, coll. J.H. Lee ( SMNE) ;

Wolpyeong-ri, Hoengcheon-myeon, Hadong-gun, sweeping, 22.VI 2022, 3 ♀, coll. J.H. Lee

( SMNE); Sirubong Peak, Jinhae-gu, Changwon-si, sweeping, 19–26.IX 2022, 8 ♀, coll. J.H.

Lee ( SMNE); Majin-ri, Daegok-myeon, Jinju-si, sweeping, 10. V 2023, 2 ♀, coll. J.H. Lee

( SMNE); Bangchon-ri, Sabong-myeon, Jinju-si, sweeping, 31. V 2023 , 1 ♀, coll. J.H. Lee

( SMNE).

DISTRIBUTION. Europe, Russian Far East, North America (Noyes, 2019; Tselikh,

2019), South Korea.

BIOLOGY. Primary parasitoid of dipterans of the families Cecidomyiidae , Chloropidae ,

hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae , lepidopterans of the families Coleophoridae , Elachi-

stidae and Araneae of the family Liniphyidae . Secondary parasitoid of hymenopterans of the families Braconidae and Platygastridae .