Gregopimpla inquisitor (SCOPOLI 1763)

Çoruh, S. & Özbek, H., 2008, A faunistic and systematic study on Pimplinae (Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae) in Eastern and Northeastern parts of Turkey, Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (1), pp. 419-462 : 427

Gregopimpla inquisitor (SCOPOLI 1763)

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland The Netherlands, former Yugoslavia (ANONYMOUS 2007).

M a t e r i a l: Erzurum: Merkez, Halıcılık , 1850 m, 28.VII.2003 ,; Konaklı , 2000-2400 m, 22.VII.2000,. New for the Turkish fauna .

R e m a r k s: present knowledge showes that Erzurum Province is the northeasternmost distribution area of this species. One specimen was reared from Malacosoma neustria L. ( Lepidoptera : Lasiocampidae ) feeding on Elaeagnus angustifolia (L.) in Halıcılık. In literarure many host species of G. inquisitor were indicated in the orders of Coleoptera , Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera ( THOMPSON 1957, KOLAROV 1997)