Laelius centratus
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| Laelius centratus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Bethylidae |
| Genus: | Laelius |
| Species: | L. centratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Laelius centratus (Say, 1836) | |
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Laelius centratus is a hymenopteran parasitoid in the family Bethylidae. It is a gregarious idiobiont larval ectoparasitoid of the larvae of small dermestid beetles. It has been reported from Canada, Mexico, and the USA.[1]
Known hosts are:
- Trogoderma parabile Beal
- Trogoderma simplex Jayne
- Trogoderma versicolor Creutz
