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sonal communication). Thirty species of this
genus have been recorded in the Palaearctic
region, China (Huang, 1990), Italy (Burgio
et
al
., 2000), France (Vago, 1993), United King-
dom (Graham, 1969; Herting, 1978; Thomp-
son, 1958), Romania, Ireland, Spain (Mitroiu,
2004), Iran (Mitroiou
et al.
, 2011), Turkey (Cik-
man
et al
., 2006; Uygun
et al
., 1995), Bulgar-
ia (Georgiev, 2004) and Sweden (Hedqvist,
2003).
Sphegigaster
species are known as para-
sitoids of agromyziid flies, usually of stem-
mining, where they lay their eggs into the
pupal stages of their hosts. The general ap-
pearance of head, mesosoma, coxae is me-
tallic green or blue. Size ranges from 1.8 to 2
mm (Heydon and LaBerge, 1988).
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Received: 5 June 2013; Accepted: 14 July 2013
