Agathis malvacearum Latreille, 1805

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 : 76-77

Agathis malvacearum Latreille, 1805

Agathis malvacearum Moleas 1979, 1995, Coscollá 1997, Hoffman and Michl 2003

Italian distribution of reared parasitoids.

Apulia: Moleas 1979, 1995

Distribution.

Spread in Central and Southern Europe, UK, Finland, Russia, Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, Canada (Quebec), USA (some States bordering Canada) ( Yu et al. 2012).

Host range.

Agathis malvacearum lives on 7 species of moths: 2 Coleophoridae , 3 Gelechiidae , 1 Pterophoridae and 1 Tortricidae ( Yu et al. 2012).

Ecological role.

This species was obtained in low numbers during a three-year investigation in vineyards of table grapes in five locations of Apulia and has been associated to EGVM only by Moleas (1979).