| Laelius pedatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Bethylidae |
| Genus: | Laelius |
| Species: | L. pedatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Laelius pedatus (Say, 1836) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Laelius pedatus is a hymenopteran parasitoid in the family Bethylidae. It is a gregarious idiobiont larval ectoparasitoid. It is used as a biological control agent against beetle pests in the family Dermestidae.
Known hosts are:
- Anthrenus flavipes LeConte
- Anthrenus sarnicus Mroczkowski
- Anthrenus verbasci L.
- Trogoderma angustum Solier
- Trogoderma glabrum Herbst
- Trogoderma granarium Everts
References
- Mertins, J.W. (1980). "Life history and behavior of Laelius pedatus, a gregarious bethylid ectoparasitoid of Anthrenus verbasci". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 73 (6): 686–693. doi:10.1093/aesa/73.6.686.
- Amante, Marco; Schöller, Matthias; Suma, Pompeo; Russo, Agatino (2017). "Bethylids attacking stored‐product pests: an overview". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 163 (3): 251–264. doi:10.1111/eea.12587. S2CID 90311309.
- Barbosa, D.N.; Azevedo, C.O. (2014). "Revision of the Neotropical Laelius (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) with notes on some Nearctic species". Zoologia. 31 (3): 285–311. doi:10.1590/S1984-46702014000300012. S2CID 84480677.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Laelius pedatus | |
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