Roptrocerus (genus - parasitoids)

Pteromalidae • Chalcidoidea (parasitoids) • Hymenoptera parasitoids • Beneficials/natural enemies

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Roptrocerus sp. female (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Gerald J. Lenhard, Louisiana State University
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Roptrocerus Ratzeburg, 1848

The wasps of this genus are larvae and pupae parasitoids of bark beetles. Common hosts are those of the genera Dendroctonus and Ips. The genus contains around 10 species that are found in temperate regions of North America, Europe and Asia.

Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:

• Roptrocerus mirus (parasitoid)
• Roptrocerus xylophagorum (parasitoid)