Westwood-1833

Guides

• Mesopolobus

  Mesopolobus is a genus of chalcidoid wasps in the family Pteromalidae, established by Westwood in 1833. The genus contains approximately 135 valid species with cosmopolitan distribution. Most species are parasitoids of pupae, though the genus exhibits diverse life histories. Species have been documented from coniferous foliage, particularly spruce, as well as from gall-forming insects and other hosts.

  parasitoidpteromalidaechalcidoideaforestconifersprucecosmopolitanpupal-parasitoidWestwood-1833