Eusandalum spp.

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Host range data

 

The life history of this parasitoid is currently unknown. It appears to only attack Prodoxus larvae. Adults have a brownish-green color and are excellent jumpers. The abdomen of females resembles a cone and appears extremely large in comparison to the rest of the body. Eusandalum has been collected from northern Mexico, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, and Utah.

 

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Current knowledge of host range

Pro. = Prodoxus; Teg.= Tegeticula

Species attacked in fruits

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Species attacked in inflorescence stalk
 Moth species Yucca species .  Moth species Yucca species
Pro. sordidus Y. brevifolia . Pro. coloradensis Y. schidigera
Pro. y-inversus Y. baccata . . Y. miktecana
. Y. schottii . Pro. decipiens Y. filamentosa
Pro n. sp. Y. carnerosana .

 Pro. n. sp.

 Y. brevifolia.
      Pro. ochrocarus Y. schottii
. . . Pro. quinquepunctellus Y. glauca
. . . . Y. intermedia

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Last updated July 2001; David Althoff