Mesopolobus semenis Askew, 1997 New record to China (Fig. 23)

Mesopolobus semenis Askew, 1997: 969, 971–972.

Material examined. China. 3♀, Inner Mongolia, Manzhouli, 6 August 1961 , ex. Bruchophagus onois, coll. Dingxi Liao; 7♂, Inner Mongolia, Baotou, 22 September 1985 , ex. Pontania bridgmannii Cameron, coll. Zhongren Liu; 2♂, Ningxia, Yinchuan, 20 June 1980 .

Biology. The species was recorded ectophagous parasitoid of Blascoa ephedrae Askew in embryos of Ephedra nebrodensis Tineo, and also has a record as a hyperparasitoid of Mesopolobus arcanus (Askew & Blasco-Zumeta, 1997) . Our specimens was reared from Bruchophagus onois (Mayr) ( Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) and Pontania bridgmannii Cameron ( Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae).

Distribution. China (Inner Mongolia, Ningxia); Palearctic Region (Noyes, 2014).