Aprostocetus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. The genus was erected by John O. Westwood in 1833. This very large group (about 800 described species) of parasitoid wasps has a global distribution.
Species
Widespread species
A. antiguensis – Caribbean, Florida A parasitoid recorded on the coccid scale insect Ceroplastes floridensis and the tischeriid moth Tischeria heliopsisella A. asthenogmus – Palaearctic, North Africa, Indomalaya, Seychelles, Caribbean A parasitoid of blattid cockroaches of the genus Periplaneta A. beatus – Australia (Queensland), Oceania, southern Africa A parasitoid of various bugs – members of the families Cicadellidae, Delphacidae and Tropiduchidae are recorded as hosts A. bruzzonis – Holarctic A parasitoid of tortoise beetles of the genus Cassida A. ceroplastae -Holarctic, Near East and also introduced into parts of Africa and Australia for biocontrol purposes A parasitoid of various coccid scale insects A. crino – Holarctic, Indomalaya A parasitoid of crickets of the genus Oecanthus A. diplosidis – Cosmopolitan A parasitoid on various gall midges A. dubius – Indonesia, New Guinea A parasitoid of katydids in the Sexavaini A. fasciatus – Northern South America, Caribbean, India A parasitoid of various gall midges A. fidius – Central and southern United States, Caribbean A parasitoid of various gall midges A. formosanus – Hawaii, South East Asia, Madagascar A parasitoid on various delphacid bugs A. gala – Caribbean, Florida, Australia, India A parasitoid recorded on various gall midges and curculionid weevils A. hagenowii – Cosmopolitan, used in North America for biocontrol of cockroaches A parasitoid of various cockroaches, also recorded from bark beetles and evaniid wasps A. leucone – Holarctic A. longicauda – Holarctic A. marylandensis – Central and eastern United States, Caribbean A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of hosts including gall midges, curculionid weevils, aphidid aphids, gelechiid and tortricid moths and fellow eulophids A. megameli – Philippines, Hawaii A parasitoid on the delphacid bug Megamelus proserpina A. microcosmus – Holarctic, Neotropical and Afrotropical regions, Indomalaya and Australia Host unknown but associated with Hyparrhenia hirta A. microscopicus – Holarctic A parasitoid on various gall midges A. minutus – Holarctic, Neotropical, North Africa A parasitoid recorded on a huge range of hosts including many Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera and Neuroptera A. neglectus – Holarctic, North Africa, Near East and Indomalaya A parasitoid on various lady beetles, also recorded on the aphidid aphid Myzus cerasi A. niger – Indomalaya, Australia A parasitoid on the triozid bug Trioza fletcheri A. pallipes – Holarctic A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the eriocraniid moth Eriocrania semipurpurella A. pausiris – Holarctic A parasitoid recorded on the gall midge Dasineura leguminicola and chloropid flies of the genus Lipara A. percaudatus – Europe, India A parasitoid of crickets of the genus Oecanthus A. pygmaeus – Holarctic A parasitoid on various gall midges and apid bees A. sicarius – Former Yugoslavia, Africa, Near East A parasitoid recorded on various coccid scale insects and the buprestid beetle Agrilus sinuatus A. sobrius – Nearctic, Russia A parasitoid of gall midges of the genus Asphondylia, also recorded on a fellow chalcidoid, the eurytomid Bruchophagus gibbus A. strobilanae – Holarctic A parasitoid recorded on various gall midges and tortricid moths, also recorded on a fellow chalcidoid, the torymid Torymus azureus A. terebrans – Holarctic A. toddaliae – Near East, Madagascar A parasitoid of coccid scale insects of the genus Ceroplastes A. venustus – Holarctic A parasitoid recorded on various gall midges and eurytomid wasps of the genus Bruchophagus A. zosimus – Holarctic, North Africa and New Zealand A parasitoid recorded on a very wide range of insects including Diptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. Parasitized in turn by the eupelmid Eupelmus allynii
Palaearctic species
A. aartseni – Greece A. acron – Czech Republic A. aega – Palaearctic A parasitoid of the gall midge Dasineura glechomae A. aethiops – Palaearctic Recorded as a parasitoid on a variety of insects including bean weevils, gall midges, gall wasps and other chalcidoids (family Eurytomidae) A. agevilleae – Italy, Slovakia A parasitoid of the gall midge Agevillea abietis A. agrus – Palaearctic A. albae – China (Shaanxi province) A parasitoid of the bark beetle Cryphalus exiguus A. alveatus – Palaearctic, North Africa A parasitoid recorded on the gall midge Massalongia rubra and the gall wasp Rhodites mayri A. amenon – Palaearctic A parasitoid of the gall midge Dasineura ulmaria A. andalusicus – Spain A parasitoid of gall wasps of the genus Plagiotrochus A. annulatus – Central Europe A parasitoid recorded on the gall midge Asphondylia sarothamni and some coccid scale insects A. anodaphus – Palaearctic A parasitoid of the gall midge Rhopalomyia ptarmicae A. apama – Palaearctic A parasitoid of various gall midges A. apiculatus – Palaearctic A. aquaticus – Palaearctic Host unknown but associated with Phragmites australis A. aquilus – Britain A parasitoid of the gall midge Dasineura trifolii A. arathis – Britain A. arenarius – Europe A. aristaeus – Palaearctic A. arrabonicus – Palaearctic Host unknown but associated with Alopecurus pratensis A. arsenjevi – Far eastern Russia A. artemisiae – Palaearctic A parasitoid of gall midges of the genus Rhopalomyia A. artemisicola – Palaearctic A parasitoid of the gall midge Contarinia artemisiae A. askewi – France Host unknown but associated with Daucus carota A. atticus – Greece A parasitoid of gall midges of the genus Cystiphora A. aurantiacus – Palaearctic A parasitoid of gall wasps of the genus Diplolepsis A. avetjanae – Armenia A parasitoid of the gall wasp Diplolepsis fructuum A. azoricus – Azores A. bakkendorfi – Denmark A parasitoid associated with gall producing insects on Astragalus glycyphyllos A. balasi – Central Europe A parasitoid of moths – recorded on gracillariids of the genus Phyllocnistis and the tortricid Pseudargyrotoza conwagana A. beringi – Far eastern Russia A. beroe – Britain A. beyazus – Iran A. biorrhizae – Palaearctic A parasitoid of the gall wasp Biorhiza pallida (which causes oak apples) A. blandus – Far eastern Russia A. blastophagusi – China (Heilongjiang) A parasitoid of the bark beetles Ips subelongatus and Tomicus pilifer A. boreus – Europe A parasitoid of the tephritid fruit flies Euleia heraclei and Philophylla heraclei A. bouceki – Spain A. brachycerus – Palaearctic A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the nepticulid moth Nepticula argyropeza A. pennis – Czech Republic, Slovakia A. bucculentus – Armenia, Turkey, Israel A parasitoid on a fellow chalcidoid – the eurytomid Eurytoma amygdali A. calamarius – Palaearctic A parasitoid on various gall midges A. calvus – Palaearctic A parasitoid recorded on the cockroach Loboptera decipiens and the evaniid wasp Zeuxevania splendidula A. capitigenae – Palaearctic A parasitoid on the gall midge Bayeria capitigena A. capnopterus – Southern Europe A. catius – Palaearctic A. caudatus – Palaearctic A parasitoid on the gall midge Dasineura alopecuri A. cebennicus – France A. cecidomyiarum – Palaearctic A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the gall wasp Biorhiza pallida (which causes oak apples) A. celtidis – Europe A parasitoid on leaf beetles of the genus Pyrrhalta, also recorded on the gracillariid moth Lithocolletis lantanella A. cerricola – Palaearctic A parasitoid on the gall midge Macrodiplosis dryobia A. chakassicus – Russia A parasitoid on the gall midge Dasineura rozhkovi A. ciliatus – Palaearctic A parasitoid on the gall midge Rabdophaga heterobia A. citrinus – Palaearctic A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the gall wasp Aylax rogenhoferi A. citripes – Europe A parasitoid on various dytiscid beetles, also recorded on the lasiocampid moth Dendrolimus pini A. clavicornis – Palaearctic A parasitoid recorded on various gall midges, aphids and scale insects A. claviger – Palaearctic A. coccidiphagus – Britain A parasitoid on kermesid scale insects of the genus Kermes A. collega – Europe A parasitoid on various gall midges A. constrictus – Palaearctic A parasitoid recorded on brentid beetles of the genus Apion and gall midges of the genus Oligotrophus A. cracens – Southern Europe, Turkey A parasitoid on the buprestid beetle Coraebus rubi A. craneiobiae – Northern Europe A parasitoid on various gall midges A. crassiceps – Central Europe A. crypturgus – China (Shaanxi province) A parasitoid on various bark beetles A. csokakoensis – Palaearctic A. culminis – France A. cultratus – Britain A. curtivena – France A. cycladum – Greece Host unknown but associated with Thymelaea hirsuta A. cyniphidum – Central Europe A parasitoid on various gall wasps A. dauci – - Palaearctic A parasitoid on various gall midges A. debilitatus – France A. deceptor – France A. dendroctoni – China (Guizhou province) A parasitoid on various bark and longhorn beetles A. deobensis – Palaearctic A parasitoid on the tenthredinid sawfly Pontania viminalis A. dezhnevi – Far eastern Russia A. distichus – Central Europe A. diversus – Palaearctic A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of insects including curculionid weevils, gall midges and gracillariid and lyonetiid moths A. doksyensis – Czech Republic A. domenichinii – Palaearctic A parasitoid on various gall midges and gall wasps A. dotus – Britain A parasitoid of the gall midge Dasineura ulmaria A. dryocoetae – Sweden A. dryocosmi – China (Zhejiang province) A parasitoid on the gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus A. durmitorensis – former Yugoslavia A. elegantulus – France A. eleuchia – Western Europe A parasitoid of the gall midge Cystiphora sonchi A. elongatus – Europe, Near East A parasitoid of variouschalcidoids and gall midges A. emesa – Palaearctic A parasitoid on the gall midge Dasineura alopecuri A. epicharmus – Palaearctic A parasitoid on various gall midges A. epilobiellus – Netherlands A parasitoid on the gall midge Dasineura epilobii A. epilobii – Central Europe A parasitoid on the gall midge Dasineura epilobii A. eratus – Britain A. ericae – France A parasitoid on the gall midge Cecidomyia ericoscopariae A. eriophyes – Europe, Near East A parasitoid on various eriophyid mites A. ermaki – Far eastern Russia A. escherichi – Palaearctic A parasitoid on various gall midges A. esherensis – Britain A. euagoras – Britain A. eupatorii – Palaearctic A. eupolis – Britain A. eurystoma – Palaearctic A. eurytomae – Palaearctic, Near East A parasitoid on various gall wasps – also recorded on the eurytomid Eurytomus rosae A. eurytus – Europe A parasitoid recorded on a wide range of insects including apionid beetles, ledrid bugs, gall wasps and eurytomid chalcidoids A. extensus – France A. fabicola – Palaearctic A parasitoid on the gall midge Lasioptera fabae A. facetus – Russia (Adygea) A. femoralis – Palaearctic A parasitoid on various weevils (family Curculionidae) and moths (families Gracillariidae and Lyonetiidae) A. flavicapitus – Far eastern Russia A. flavifrons – Italy, Madeira A parasitoid on the agromyzid fly Cerodontha pygmaea A. flavovarius – Europe A parasitoid on various gall midges, also recorded on the gracillariid moth Lithocolletis platani A. flumenius – Far eastern Russia A. fonscolombei – Palaearctic A. foraminifer – France A. forsteri – Palaearctic A parasitoid on various gall wasps A. fukutai – China (Hebei), Taiwan A parasitoid on various longhorn beetles A. fulvipes – Palaearctic A. fusificola – France A parasitoid on the gall wasp Plagiotrochus fusifex A. garganensis – Greece, Italy A. gaus – Europe A parasitoid on the gall midge Dasineura leguminicola A. glandicola – France A parasitoid on the gall wasp Callirhytis glandium A. gnomus – Palaearctic A. graciliclava – Greece A. grahami – Moldova