Meromyzobia Ashmead 1900

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

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4017.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6116971
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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).