Bassus linguarius (Nees, 1812)

Bassus linguarius Nuzzaci and Triggiani 1982

Italian distribution of reared parasitoids.

Apulia: Nuzzaci andTriggiani 1982

Distribution.

It occurs in Central and Southern Europe, Great Britain, Finland, Turkey, Iran, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia (Yu et al. 2012)

Host range.

Yu (1997-2012) and Yu et al. (2012) mentions Coleophora sp. ( Lepidoptera Coleophoridae) as the only known host of this braconid.

Ecological role.

In Apulia this species reached 9% of parasitization rate on EGVM larvae developing on Daphne gnidium in September.