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 Aleiodes testaceus (Telenga, 1941) Material examined: MALTA , Buskett, 24. v.2014, 1 ♀, emerged from? Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (Haworth) ( Lepidoptera : Geometridae ) larva feeding on Quercus ilex , MZ, DMC [parasitoid and host determined by Mark Shaw]. Notes: This species was previously recorded from Malta by Papp (2015) based on 2♀♀ without host data. It is a parasitoid of small Geometridae ( Eupithecia and close relatives) associated with flowers, especially of trees such as Quercus and shrubby plants, but including field layer plants (van Achterberg & Shaw, 2016 ).