Bassus linguarius (Nees, 1812)

Scaramozzino, Pier Luigi, Loni, Augusto & Lucchi, Andrea, 2017, A review of insect parasitoids associated with Lobesiabotrana (Denis & Schiffermueller, 1775) in Italy. 1. DipteraTachinidae and HymenopteraBraconidae (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae), ZooKeys 647, pp. 67-100 : 77

Bassus linguarius (Nees, 1812)

Bassus linguarius Nuzzaci and Triggiani 1982

Italian distribution of reared parasitoids.

Apulia: Nuzzaci andTriggiani 1982

Distribution.

It occurs in Central and Southern Europe, Great Britain, Finland, Turkey, Iran, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia ( Yu et al. 2012)

Host range.

Yu (1997-2012) and Yu et al. (2012) mentions Coleophora sp. ( Lepidoptera Coleophoridae ) as the only known host of this braconid.

Ecological role.

In Apulia this species reached 9% of parasitization rate on EGVM larvae developing on Daphne gnidium in September.