Adelius clandestinus explained

Adelius clandestinus is a hymenopteran parasitoid in the family Braconidae. It is a solitary endoparasitoid of larvae of micromoths in the family Nepticulidae. It has also been reported from a cecidomyiid fly. It occurs from southern France to northern Sweden to the east coast of Russia.

Hosts

• Ectoedemia louisella^[1]
• Ectoedemia septembrella (on Hypericum perforatum)^[2]
• Ectoedemia sericopeza^[3]
• Rabdophaga rosaria^{[4] [5]}
• Stigmella obliquella^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Szócs. J.. 1979. Angaben zu den Parasiten der minierende Motten (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Folia Entomologica Hungarica. 32. 2. 199–206.
2. Niezabitowski. E.L.. 1910. Materyaly do fauny Brakonidow Polski. Braconidae, zebrane w Galicyi. Sprawozdania Akademii Umiejetnosci W Krakowie. 44. 47–106.
3. Capek. M.. Hladil. J.. Sedivy. J.. 1982. Verzeichnis der aus verschiedenen Insekten erzogenen parasitschen Hymenopteren - Teil VI. Ent. Probl. Bratislava. 17. 325–371.
4. Fulmek. L.. 1968. Parasitinsekten der Insektengallen Europas. Beiträge zur Entomologie. 18. 7/8. 719–952.
5. Rudow. F.. 1908. Schmarotzer verschiedener Insekten. Entomologisches Jahrbuch. 17. 101–106.
6. Belokobylskij. S.A.. 1988. The subfamily Adeliinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in the Far East of the USSR. (in Russian). Trudy Vsesoyuznogo Entomologicheskogo Obshchestva. 70. 144–152.
7. Niezabitowski. E.L.. 1910. Materyaly do fauny Brakonidow Polski. Braconidae, zebrane w Galicyi. Sprawozdania Akademii Umiejetnosci W Krakowie. 44. 47–106.