Annotated Checklist of California Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera) Author Zuparko, Robert L. text Zootaxa 2015 4017 1 1 126 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4017.1.1 086efdb4-44cf-4c0b-a796-1eb81f2cdd24 1175-5326 245475 BBFC3D93-6A7E-4862-84EF-021ADE2F4B3A Meromyzobia Ashmead 1900 deserticola Gordh 1987 : 24 Type . USNM Distribution. C (El Centro) Host/habitat. Collected on Pleuraphis rigida (Thurber) (Poaceae) Remarks. Gordh (1987) notes that species from this genus have an ecological preference for grasses. According to Noyes (2001) , confirmed Meromyzobia host records (all extralimital) include Orthoptera eggs, Diptera ( Chloropidae and Drosophilidae ) and hyperparasitic on Aclerdidae via Chamaemyiidae ; one species has also been associated with Pseudococcidae . spp. Remarks. Specimens that appear to represent 4 undescribed species have been collected from Imperial, Inyo, Lassen, Solano and Stanislaus counties (CSCA, RLZC, UCDC, UCRC).