Distribution and Host Record of Bruchophagus Robiniae (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae) in Turkey

Abstract

Distribution and Host Record of

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“…The phytophagous chalcidoid wasp Bruchophagus robiniae , feeding on the seeds of R. pseudoacacia and R. viscosa , was described in 1970 from Ukraine (Zerova, 1970). As the species has only been recorded from Robinia and not from other Fabaceae native to the Palearctic (Zerova, 1970; Zerova et al, 2017), it appears unlikely that it is native to that region. However, to our knowledge, B. robiniae has not been recorded from its presumably native North American range (see Appendix S6, Figure S6.3b).…”

“…The phytophagous chalcidoid wasp Bruchophagus robiniae, feeding on the seeds of R. pseudoacacia and R. viscosa, was described in 1970 from Ukraine (Zerova, 1970). As the species has only been recorded from Robinia and not from other Fabaceae native to the Palearctic (Zerova, 1970;Zerova et al, 2017),…”