Original description

Giraud, J. 1863. Verhandlungen der zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft Wien, 13:1256, 1272.

Synonyms

Entedon albitarsis Ashmead, Pseudacrias sexdentatus Girault, Pleurotropis olethreutidis Gahan, Pediobius albae Erdös.

Diagnosis

Scutellum entirely reticulate with strong reticulation, anterior 2/3 with elongate meshes, posterior 1/3 with isodiametric meshes; posterior margin of dorsellum evenly rounded; submedian carinae on propodeum strongly diverging posteriorly; petiole 0.8X as long as wide; female gaster circular, 1.1X as long as wide; first gastral tergite reticulate in posterior 1/4, with meshes isodiametric.

Distribution

Mainly a Holarctic species (Boucek 1965, Kamijo 1979, Peck 1985), but also present in northern Neotropical Region (Cuba).

Biology

Primary or secondary parasitoid of small lepidopterous larvae belonging to several different families.

Depository of primary type

Holotype female in Natural History Museum (BMNH), London, England.