Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands Author Mifsud, David Author Farrugia, Lucia Author Shaw, Mark R. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-03-14 4567 1 47 60 journal article 28366 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3 08a63c3c-ef37-4a13-ad59-436532201c95 1175-5326 2593032 B1916909-5696-44EF-AC8F-E41CDF1E6DA8 Chirotica meridionalis Horstmann, 1983 Material examined: MALTA , Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, 3. v.2015, 1 ex., emerged from case of Phalacropteryx apiformis (Rossi) ( Lepidoptera : Psychidae ), TC, MSC [parasitoid determined by Martin Schwarz; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: Chirotica meridionalis represents a new record for the Maltese Islands and is almost certainly an idiobiont ectoparasitoid, known to parasitize Psychidae . It has been recorded from Phalacropterix apiformis (Rossi, 1790) and P. bruandi (Lederer, 1855) ( Yu et al ., 2012 ; Aubert et al ., 1984 ).