Laelius centratus

Laelius centratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Bethylidae
Genus: Laelius
Species:
L. centratus
Binomial name
Laelius centratus
(Say, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Bethylus centratus Say, 1836
  • Laelius occidentalis Whittaker, 1929
  • Laelius trogodermatis Ashmead, 1893
  • Paralaelius centratus (Say, 1836)

Laelius centratus is a hymenopteran parasitoid in the family Bethylidae. It is a gregarious idiobiont larval ectoparasitoid of the larvae of small dermestid beetles. It has been reported from Canada, Mexico, and the USA.[1]

Known hosts are:

  • Trogoderma parabile Beal
  • Trogoderma simplex Jayne
  • Trogoderma versicolor Creutz

References

  1. ^ Krombein, Karl V. (1979). Catalog of Hymenoptera in America north of Mexico. Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 1211–1212.
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