Syzeuctus tigris Seyrig, 1926

Material examined: MALTA, Sliema, 25. vii.2016, 1 ♀, emerged from flowers of Limbarda crithmoides with larvae of Eublemma parva (Hübner) ( Lepidoptera: Erebidae), LF, NMS; Sliema, 13. ix.2016, 1 ♂ & 1♀, emerged from flowers of Limbarda crithmoides with Eublemma parva, LF, NMS; Għar Lapsi, 2. x.2016, 1 ♂, emerged from flowers of Limbarda crithmoides with Eublemma parva, LF, NMS. GOZO, Ramla l-Ħamra, 8. vii.2016, 1 ♂, emerged from flowers of Limbarda crithmoides with larvae of Eublemma parva, LF, NMS [parasitoids determined only to generic level by Mark Shaw and species was determined by David Mifsud; hosts determined by Michael Zerafa].

Notes: This species was first recorded in the Maltese Islands by Schembri (1992) without host data. It is a koinobiont endoparasitoid of concealed Lepidoptera larvae.