Theocolax elegans explained

Theocolax elegans is a parasitic wasp species in the genus Theocolax. It is a parasite of immature stages of stored grain pest insects^[1] such as Sitophilus granarius^[2] or Rhyzopertha dominica.^[3]

External links

• Choetospila elegans Westwood, 1874 at gbif.org
• Theocolax elegans (Westwood) at nbaii.res.in

Notes and References

1. Antennal olfactory responses to individual cereal volatiles in Theocolax elegans (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). G.S. Germinara, A. De Cristofaro and G. Rotundo, Journal of Stored Products Research, July 2009, Volume 45, Issue 3, Pages 195–200,
2. Host finding of Choetospila elegans Westw. (Hym. Chalcid.) a parasite of Sitophilus Granarius L. (Coleopt. Curcul.). J. Van Den Assen and D.J. Kuenen, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, August 1958, Volume 1, Issue 3, pages 174–180,
3. Temperature Effects on EfÞcacy of Choetospila elegans (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) to Suppress Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in Stored Wheat. P. W. Flinn, Stored-Product And Quarantine Entomology, February 1998, pages 320-323 (link to article)