Meromyzobia Ashmead 1900

Zuparko, Robert L., 2015, Annotated Checklist of California Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera), Zootaxa 4017 (1), pp. 1-126 : 34

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scientific name	Meromyzobia Ashmead 1900
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deserticola Gordh 1987: 24

Type. USNM

Distribution. C (El Centro)

Host/habitat. Collected on Pleuraphis rigida (Thurber) (Poaceae)

Remarks. Gordh (1987) notes that species from this genus have an ecological preference for grasses. According to Noyes (2001), confirmed Meromyzobia host records (all extralimital) include Orthoptera eggs, Diptera ( Chloropidae and Drosophilidae ) and hyperparasitic on Aclerdidae via Chamaemyiidae ; one species has also been associated with Pseudococcidae .

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Remarks. Specimens that appear to represent 4 undescribed species have been collected from Imperial, Inyo, Lassen, Solano and Stanislaus counties (CSCA, RLZC, UCDC, UCRC).

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USNM	Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hymenoptera
Family	Encyrtidae
SubFamily	Encyrtinae

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