Review of the Megastigmidae in Belgium and the Netherlands (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea)

In this paper, we provide an overview of the seed chalcid wasps Bootanomyia spp. and Megastigmus spp. (Hymenoptera: Megastigmidae) in both Belgium and the Netherlands. Sixteen species, including six non-natives to Europe, are reported after checking over a thousand specimens. The European species Megastigmus aculeatus (S wederus , 1795) and M. suspectus B orries , 1895 are reported for the first time in Belgium. The European species Bootanomyia stigmatizans (F abricius , 1798), Megastigmus rosae B ouček , 1971 and Megastigmus strobilobius R atzeburg , 1848, and the Nearctic species Megastigmus... Mehr ...