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Dolichogenidea britannica (Wilkinson, 1941) Material examined: MALTA, Sliema, 14.vii–08. ix.2016, 2 ♂♂ & 9♀♀, from flowers of Limbarda crithmoides with larvae of Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) and Eublemma parva (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), LF, NMS. GOZO, Ramla l-Ħamra, 28–31. vii.2016, 2 ♂♂, from flowers of Limbarda crithmoides infested with larvae of Gymnoscelis rufifasciata and Eublemma parva, LF, DMC, NMS [parasitoids determined by Mark Shaw; hosts determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: New record for the Maltese Islands. This species is a koinobiont endoparasitoid whose usual host is the gelechiid, Ptocheuusa paupella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), and both of the above suggested hosts seem highly unlikely. However, additional host records from other Gelechiidae and also Cosmopterigidae are known (Fernandez-Triana et al., 2014), but no such hosts emerged from the collected plant material., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 56, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Fernandez-Triana, J., Shaw, M. R., Cardinal, S. & Mason, P. G. (2014) Contributions to the study of the Holarctic fauna of Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae). I. Introduction and first results of transatlantic comparisons. Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 37, 61 - 76."]}

Syzeuctus tigris Seyrig, 1926 Material examined: MALTA, Sliema, 25. vii.2016, 1 ♀, emerged from flowers of Limbarda crithmoides with larvae of Eublemma parva (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), LF, NMS; Sliema, 13. ix.2016, 1 ♂ & 1♀, emerged from flowers of Limbarda crithmoides with Eublemma parva, LF, NMS; Għar Lapsi, 2. x.2016, 1 ♂, emerged from flowers of Limbarda crithmoides with Eublemma parva, LF, NMS. GOZO, Ramla l-Ħamra, 8. vii.2016, 1 ♂, emerged from flowers of Limbarda crithmoides with larvae of Eublemma parva, LF, NMS [parasitoids determined only to generic level by Mark Shaw and species was determined by David Mifsud; hosts determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: This species was first recorded in the Maltese Islands by Schembri (1992) without host data. It is a koinobiont endoparasitoid of concealed Lepidoptera larvae., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Schembri, S. P. (1992) A preliminary list of the Ichneumonidae of the Maltese Islands (Hymenoptera). Bollettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana, 124 (1), 49 - 54."]}

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)., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Papp, J. (2015) First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta, 7, 93 - 108. https: // doi. org / 10.17387 / BULLENTSOCMALTA. 2015.07","Achterberg, C. van & Shaw, M. R (2016) Revision of the western Palaearctic species of Aleiodes Wesmael (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Rogadinae). Part 1: Introduction, key to species groups, outlying distinctive species, and revisionary notes on some further species. ZooKeys, 639, 1 - 164. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 639.10893"]}

Ophion obscuratus Fabricius, 1798 Material examined: MALTA, Buskett, 25. xii.2010, 1 ♂, emerged supposedly from a larva of Lasciocampa quercus (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Lasciocampidae), MZ, NMS. Additional material: Buskett, Verdala Palace, 1.xii.2016 –30. i.2017, 1 ♂ & 3♀♀, in Malaise trap, DM, NMS; Gnejna, 25. xii.2015, 1 ♀, TC, TCC [parasitoids were determined by Mark Shaw; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: New record for the Maltese Islands. The specimen purportedly from L. quercus is of a comparable (relatively small) size to those seen from the usual noctuid hosts of this taxon in Britain, and Ophion species normally kill the host as a prepupa. Thus the record seems highly improbable, but the host remains are unavailable for re-examination. Ophion obscuratus is a nocturnal koinobiont endoparasitoid of several noctuid hosts that feed on exposed low vegetation., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032

Meloboris sp. Material examined: MALTA, Mtaħleb, 11. iv.2008, 1 ♀, emerged from Coleophora helianthemella Miller (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae), MZ, NMS [parasitoid determined by Mark Shaw; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: This genus has not previously been recorded from the Maltese Islands. Meloboris species are koinobiont endoparasitoids of various groups of Lepidoptera; nevertheless, a Coleophora species seems an improbable host and a small parasitoid cocoon overlooked on vegetation seems a more plausible source.

Gelis carbonarius (de Stefani, 1884) Materials examined: MALTA, It-Torri l-Abjad, 25. xii.2005, 1 ♀, captured laying into a case of Coleophora semicinerea Straudinger (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae), MZ, MSC [parasitoid determined by Martin Schwarz; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: New record for the Maltese Islands. Gelis carbonarius has been reported as a parasitoid of Braconidae that are associated with Lepidoptera (Stefanescu et al., 2009; Frago et al., 2012). Gelis carbonarius is probably polyphagous and can be either a primary parasitoid or a pseudohyperparasitoid, similarly to the closely related species Gelis agilis (Fabricius, 1775) (M. Schwarz, pers comm., 2017). Gelis species are idiobiont ectoparasitoids., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 52, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Frago, E., Pujade-Villar, J., Guara, M. & Selfa, J. (2012) Hyperparasitism and seasonal patterns of parasitism as potential causes of low top-down control in Euproctis chrysorrhoea L. (Lymantriidae). Biological Control, 60 (2), 123 - 131. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. biocontrol. 2011.11.013"]}

Family Ichneumonidae (all records hereunder are solitary parasitoids)

Cotesia vestalis (Haliday, 1834) Material examined: MALTA, Naxxar, 26. vi.2012, 1 ♂, reared from a larva of a Plusiinae, MZ, DMC [parasitoid determined by Mark Shaw; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: The above cited material was incorrectly identified and cited as C. ruficrus (Haliday) by Papp (2015). Cotesia vestalis (= plutellae Kurdjumov) is a well-known koinobiont endoparasitoid of the plutellid, Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus) but parasitises several other low-feeding hosts including species of Noctuidae and Nymphalidae., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 56, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Papp, J. (2015) First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta, 7, 93 - 108. https: // doi. org / 10.17387 / BULLENTSOCMALTA. 2015.07"]}

Glypta sp. Material examined: MALTA, Naxxar, 27. vi.2014, 1 ♂, emerged from larva of Cydia sp. feeding on Vicia faba green seeds. Larva was collected on iv.2013, MZ, NMS [parasitoid determined by Mark Shaw; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: This genus was never previously recorded from the Maltese Islands. However, it is a very large genus of koinobiont endoparasitoids of almost exclusively tortricid hosts, and undoubtedly several species will be found to occur in Malta.

Lysitermus suecius (Hedqvist, 1957) Material examined: MALTA, Buskett, 22. xi.2006, 1 ♀ & 1♂, emerged from larvae of Luffia lapidella (Goeze) (Lepidoptera: Psychidae), MZ, NMS [parasitoid determined by Mark Shaw; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: New record for the Maltese Islands. From the Lepidoptera, this species has been reported to parasitize Luffia spp. in Sardinia (van Achterberg, 1991) and the above data is in accordance with this. It is almost certainly an idiobiont ectoparasitoid., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 54, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Achterberg, C. van (1991) Revision of the genera of the Afrotropical and W. Palaearctic Rogadinae Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zoologische Uerhandelingen, 273 (1), 1 - 101."]}

Lysitermus tritoma (Bouček, 1956) Material examined: MALTA, Mosta Valley, v.2010, 1 ♂ & 2♀♀, emerged from larvae of Eudarcia derrai (Gaedike) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), which were collected on 22.i.2010, MZ, NMS [parasitoid determined by Mark Shaw; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: New record for the Maltese Islands. Hosts of this species were not previously known, however Jonsell et al. (2016) suggest that it is a parasitoid of Lepidoptera and it is almost certainly an idiobiont ectoparasitoid., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 54, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Jonsell, M., Alonso, C. G., Forshage, M., Achterberg, C. van & Komonen, A. (2016) Structure of insect community in the fungus Inonotus radiatus in riparian boreal forests. Journal of Natural History, 50 (25 - 26), 1613 - 1631. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222933.2016.1145273"]}

Netelia (Paropheltes) inedita (Kokujev, 1899) Material examined: MALTA, Buskett, Verdala Palace, 1.xii.2016 –30. i.2017, 2 ♀♀, in Malaise trap, DM, NMS [determined by Mark Shaw]. Notes: New record for the Maltese Islands. This species was only collected via malaise traps but we are including it in this work since it represents a new record for Malta and the genus is known to comprise only koinobiont ectoparasitoids of Lepidoptera., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032

Orthizema sp. Material examined: MALTA, Mosta Valley, 23. ii.2010, 3 ♂♂, emerged from Eudarcia melitensis Gaedike & Zerafa (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Larva was collected on 22.i.2010, MZ, MSC [parasitoid determined by Martin Schwarz; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: This genus has not previously been recorded from the Maltese Islands.

Dolichogenidea appellator (Telenga, 1949) Material examined: MALTA, Dingli, 15. v.2004, 1 ♀, reared from unidentified larva feeding on Inula crithmoides, MZ, NMS [parasitoid identified by Mark Shaw]. Notes: This species was previously reported from Malta by Papp (2015) under its junior synonym D. litae (Nixon). Otherwise, his identification is here confirmed. It is a koinobiont endoparasitoid, known from plutellid and gelechiid hosts., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on pages 56-57, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Papp, J. (2015) First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta, 7, 93 - 108. https: // doi. org / 10.17387 / BULLENTSOCMALTA. 2015.07"]}

Cotesia glomerata (Linnaeus, 1758) Material examined: MALTA, Naxxar, 15. iii.2013, 3 exx., emerged from Pieris rapae, MZ, DMC; Qrendi, 8– 11.x.2016, 290 exx., emerged from Pieris brassicae larvae feeding on Diplotaxis tenuifolia, which were collected on 6.x.2016, LF, DMC; St. Thomas Bay, 30. xi.2013, 1 ♂ & 1♀, reared from larva of Pieris brassicae, DM, DMC; Naxxar, i.2014, 1 ♂ & 2♀♀, reared from larva of Pieris rapae, MZ, DMC [parasitoids determined by Mark Shaw; hosts determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: First reported from Malta by Valletta (1972) from larvae of Pieris brassicae. Farrugia (1995) also reared this parasitoid from the same host species. The records of Cotesia abjecta (Marshall, 1885) and Cotesia jucunda (Marshall, 1885) by Papp (2015) from Malta are incorect and should both refer to C. glomerata following re-examination of his cited material. Thus both C. abjecta and C. jucunda are removed from the braconid fauna of Malta. C. glomerata is a gregarious koinobiont endoparasitoid that commonly parasitizes larvae of Pieris brassicae. It also commonly parasitizes larvae of Pieris rapae, however the former is preferred over the latter (Vos et al., 1998)., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 56, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Valletta, A. (1972) The Butterflies of Malta. Malta: Giovanni Muscat, 64 pp.","Farrugia, C. (1995) The entomofauna associated with cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) cultivation in Gozo. In: Axiak, V (Ed.), Biology Abstracts BSc 1994 - 1995 MSc 1994 - 1995. Malta University Press, pg. 9.","Papp, J. (2015) First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta, 7, 93 - 108. https: // doi. org / 10.17387 / BULLENTSOCMALTA. 2015.07","Vos, M., Hemerik, L. & Vet, L. E. M. (1998) Patch exploitation by the parasitoids Cotesia rubecula and Cotesia glomerata in multi-patch environments with different host distributions. Journal of Animal Ecology, 67, 774 - 783. https: // doi. org / 10.1046 / j. 1365 - 2656.1998.00239. x"]}

Venturia canescens (Gravenhorst, 1829) Materials examined: MALTA, Mosta, 20–30.ix.2016, 38 exx., emerged from Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larva feeding on bird seed mixture collected on 31.vii.2016, LF, DMC [parasitoid determined by Mark Shaw; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: This koinobiont endoparasitoid was first reported from Malta by Schembri (1992) and again by Mifsud (1997) from larvae probably belonging to Selania leplastriana (Curtis) (but see comment in Table 2). It is a common parasitoid of species from the pyralid subfamily Phycitinae, such as Ephestia and Plodia spp. (Rogers, 1972; Harvey et al., 2001). These moths are commonly found in warehouses, granaries, flour mills or similar environments that contain stored food products., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on pages 50-51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Schembri, S. P. (1992) A preliminary list of the Ichneumonidae of the Maltese Islands (Hymenoptera). Bollettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana, 124 (1), 49 - 54.","Mifsud, D. (1997) Biological control in the Maltese Islands: Past initiatives and future programmes. EPPO bulletin, 27 (1), 77 - 84. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1365 - 2338.1997. tb 00619. x","Rogers, D. (1972) The ichneumon wasp Uenturia canescens: oviposition and avoidance of superparasitism. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 15, 190 - 194. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1570 - 7458.1972. tb 00195. x","Harvey, J. A., Harvey, I. F. & Thompson, D. J. (2001) Lifetime reproductive success in the solitary endoparasitoid, Uenturia canescens. Journal of Insect Behaviour, 14 (5), 573 - 593. https: // doi. org / 10.1023 / A: 1012219116341"]}

Microgaster messoria Haliday, 1834 Material examined: MALTA, Il-Fawwara limits of Għajn Tuffieħa, 29. iii.2006, 1 ♀, emerged from Avaria hyerana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), MZ, NMS; Mgarr, 15. xii.2013, 1 ♂ & 2♀♀, from Cydia amplana, MZ, DMC, NMS [parasitoids identified by Mark Shaw; hosts identified by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: This is a solitary koinobionnt endoparasitoid of Lepidoptera larvae including Tortricidae, Gracillaridae and Crambidae among others (Vance, 1932; Yu et al., 2012; Shaw, 2012). The M. messoria larva undergoes three instars in which it feeds on the host internally. It then emerges from the host and feeds on it externally during its final instar prior to constructing its cocoon (Vance, 1932, as M. tibialis)., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 57, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Vance, A. M. (1932) Microgaster tibialis Nees as a hymenopterous parasite of Pyrausta nubialis Hubn. in Europe. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 25 (1), 121 - 135. https: // doi. org / 10.1093 / aesa / 25.1.121","Yu, D. S., Achterberg, K. van & Horstmann, K. (2012) World Ichneumonidae 2012. Taxonomy, biology, morphology and distribution. Taxapad. Available from: http: // www. taxapad. com / (accessed 20 December 2018)","Shaw, M. R. (2012) Notes on some European Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the National Museums of Scotland, with twenty species new to Britain, new host data, taxonomic changes and remarks, and descriptions of two new species of Microgaster Latreille. Entomologist's Gazette, 63, 173 - 201."]}

Apanteles carpatus (Say, 1836) Material examined: MALTA, Naxxar, 2. vi.2006, 1 ♀, from larva of Tineidae, MZ, DMC; Naxxar, 5.vi.2006 / 26. iii.2010, 3 ♀♀, emerged from larvae of Phyllonorycter messaniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), MZ, NMS; Naxxar, 10. ii.2010, 1 ♀, emerged from Tinea messalina, MZ, DMC; Mosta Valley, 20. iv.2007, 1 ♀, emerged from Tineidae, MZ, DMC; Ħad-Dingli, 1. v.2014, 1 ♀, emerged from Tinea messalina Robinson (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), MZ, DMC [parasitoids determined by Mark Shaw; hosts determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: This species was previously reported from Malta by Papp (2015) whose material was re-examined and his identification confirmed. Apanteles carpatus is a cosmopolitan koinobiont endoparasitoid that regularly attacks Lepidoptera of the family Tineidae (Askew & Shaw, 1986; Yu et al., 2012). The above record from Gracillariidae may represent a misidentified lepidopteran host., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on pages 54-55, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Papp, J. (2015) First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta, 7, 93 - 108. https: // doi. org / 10.17387 / BULLENTSOCMALTA. 2015.07","Askew, R. R. & Shaw, M. R. (1986) Parasitoid communities: their size, structure and development. In: Waage, J. & Greathead, D. (Eds.), Insect parasitoids. 13 th symposium of the Royal Entomological Society of London, Academic Press, pp. 225 - 264.","Yu, D. S., Achterberg, K. van & Horstmann, K. (2012) World Ichneumonidae 2012. Taxonomy, biology, morphology and distribution. Taxapad. Available from: http: // www. taxapad. com / (accessed 20 December 2018)"]}

Mirax rufilabris Haliday, 1833 Material examined: MALTA, Naxxar Gap, 20. xi.2008, 2 exx., emerged from larva of Ectoedemia euphorbiella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae), MZ, DMC; Naxxar Gap, 22–23. xii.2009, 2 exx., emerged from larva of Ectoedemia euphorbiella which was collected in iii.2009, MZ, NMS [parasitoids identified to generic level by Mark Shaw; host identified by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: This species was recorded from Malta by Papp (2015) but the material was not closely re-examined to confirm or otherwise his identification. It is a koinobiont endoparasitoid of Lepidoptera from the family Nepticulidae (Shaw & Huddleston, 1991; Shaw & Askew, 1976)., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 57, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Papp, J. (2015) First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta, 7, 93 - 108. https: // doi. org / 10.17387 / BULLENTSOCMALTA. 2015.07","Shaw, M. R. & Huddleston, T. (1991) Classification and biology of braconid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). In: Dolling, W. R. & Askew, R. R. (Eds.), Handbook for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 7, Part 11. London: Royal Entomological Society of London, pp. 3 - 126.","Shaw, M. R. & Askew, R. R. (1976) Ichneumonoidea (Hymenoptera) parasitic upon leaf-mining insects of the orders Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Coleoptera. Ecological Entomology, 1, 127 - 133. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1365 - 2311.1976. tb 01213. x"]}

Pimpla rufipes (Miller, 1759) Material examined: MALTA, Siġġiewi, xi.2005, 1 ♀, from pupa of Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), GD, DMC; Wied il-Għasel, 22. xi.2013, 1 ♀, from pupa of Orgyia trigotephras Boisduval (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) which was collected on 13.xi.2013, MZ, DMC [parasitoids determined by Mark Shaw; hosts determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: Pimpla rufipes was recorded from the Maltese Islands by Schembri (1992) from pupae of Pieris brassicae, Pieris rapae and Papilio machaon melitensis. Mifsud (1997) recorded this species again from pupae of P. brassicae. This species is an idiobiont endoparasitoid that attacks a range of medium sized exposed or weakly cocooned Lepidoptera pupae (Fitton et al., 1988, as P. hypochondriaca)., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 52, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Schembri, S. P. (1992) A preliminary list of the Ichneumonidae of the Maltese Islands (Hymenoptera). Bollettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana, 124 (1), 49 - 54.","Mifsud, D. (1997) Biological control in the Maltese Islands: Past initiatives and future programmes. EPPO bulletin, 27 (1), 77 - 84. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1365 - 2338.1997. tb 00619. x","Fitton, M. G., Shaw, M. R. & Gauld, I. D. (1988) Pimpline Ichneumon-Flies Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae (Pimplinae). In: Barnard, P. C. & Askew, R. R. (Eds.), Handbook for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 7, Part 1. London: Royal Entomological Society of London, pp. 3 - 110. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / S 0007485300009081"]}

Family Braconidae Subfamily Agathidinae, Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032

Choeras dorsalis (Spinola, 1808) Material examined: MALTA, Binġemma, 2–3. vi.2014, 2 ♂♂, emerged from larvae of Nothris verbascella on Verbascum, MZ, DMC; Bingemma, 11. v.2014, 1 ♀, reared from larva of Nothris verbascella Denis & Schiffermüller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), MZ, DMC; Fawwara, 28–29. iii.2006, 1 ♂ & 3♀♀, reared from larva of Avaria hyeranana (Milliére) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), MZ, DMC; Mosta Valley, 24. vi.2014, 1 ♀, emerged from Lepidoptera larva feeding on Dittrichia viscosa, MZ, DMC [parasitoid identified by Mark Shaw; host identified by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: Choeras dorsalis was previously reported from Malta by Papp (2015) whose identification is here confirmed. It is a koinobiont endoparasitoid recorded from several families of Lepidoptera larvae (Arthur & Mason, 1986; Yu et al., 2012)., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 55, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Papp, J. (2015) First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta, 7, 93 - 108. https: // doi. org / 10.17387 / BULLENTSOCMALTA. 2015.07","Arthur, A. P. & Mason, P. G. (1986) Life history and immature stages of the parasitoid Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), reared on the Bertha armyworm Mamestra configurata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 118 (5), 487 - 491. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / Ent 118487 - 5","Yu, D. S., Achterberg, K. van & Horstmann, K. (2012) World Ichneumonidae 2012. Taxonomy, biology, morphology and distribution. Taxapad. Available from: http: // www. taxapad. com / (accessed 20 December 2018)"]}

Meteorus pulchricornis (Wesamel, 1835) Material examined: MALTA, Buskett, 25. v.2014, 2 ♂♂, from larvae of Xanthia ruticilla (Esper) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), MZ, DMC [parasitoid determined by Mark Shaw; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: New record for the Maltese Islands. It is a koinobiont larval endoparasitoid with an exceptionally wide recorded host range that extends to fifteen families (in ten superfamilies) of Lepidoptera and includes numerous Noctuidae (Maeto, 2018)., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 54, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Maeto, K. (2018) Polyphagous koinobiosis: the biology and biocontrol potential of a braconid endoparasitoid of exophytic caterpillars. Applied Entomology and Zoology, 53 (4), 433 - 446. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 13355 - 018 - 0581 - 9"]}

Diadegma exareolator Aubert, 1964 Material examined: MALTA, Selmun, 23–30. i.2010, 1 ♂, emerged from Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae), MZ, NMS; Ħad-Dingli, 12. iii.2009, 1 ♂, emerged from Dialectica scalariella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gracillaridae) on Borago officinalis, MZ, NMS; Mosta Valley, 10. vi.2009, 1 ♀, emerged from Dialectica scalariella (Zeller), MZ, NMS [parasitoids determined by Mark Shaw; hosts determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: This species was reported from the Maltese Islands by Shaw & Horstmann (1997) from Bedellia somnulentella. Most rearing records of D. exareolator are from B. somnulentella; however it has also been reared from other species in families such as Gracillaridae, Choreutidae and Yponomeutidae. Diadegma exareolator is a koinobiont endoparasitoid that attacks the host in its larval state and kills it in its cocoon (Shaw & Horstmann, 1997)., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Shaw, M. R. & Horstmann, K. (1997) An analysis of host range in the Diadegma nanus group of parasitoids in Western Europe, with a key to species (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 6 (2), 273 - 296."]}

Spathius pedestris Wesmael, 1838 Material examined: MALTA, Siggiewi, 3. x.2016, 1 ♀, emerged from Ceratonia siliqua pods infested with larvae of Apomyelois ceratoniae, LF, DMC [parasitoid determined by Mark Shaw; host identified by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: New record for the Maltese Islands. This species is probably thelytokous., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on pages 53-54, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032

Habrobracon hebetor (Say, 1836) Material examined: MALTA, Mosta, 6.ix.–1. x.2016, 13 exx., emerged from Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) feeding on bird seed mixture which was collected on 31.viii.2016, LF, DMC, NMS; Wied Għollieqa, 30.ix.–17.xi.2016, 73 exx., emerged from larvae of Apomyelois ceratoniae feeding on Ceratonia siliqua seed pods, LF, DMC, NMS [parasitoids determined by Mark Shaw; hosts dteremined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: This species was previously recorded from Malta by Papp (2015) from 1♂ & 1♀ associated with stored beeswax without host data. It is a small, gregarious idiobiont ectoparasitoid that attacks final instar larvae of many weakly concealed Lepidoptera from different families. It is commonly reared from Plodia interpunctella and has also been recorded from Apomyelois ceratoniae (Yu et al., 2012)., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Papp, J. (2015) First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta, 7, 93 - 108. https: // doi. org / 10.17387 / BULLENTSOCMALTA. 2015.07","Yu, D. S., Achterberg, K. van & Horstmann, K. (2012) World Ichneumonidae 2012. Taxonomy, biology, morphology and distribution. Taxapad. Available from: http: // www. taxapad. com / (accessed 20 December 2018)"]}

Clinocentrus excubitor (Haliday, 1836) Material examined: MALTA, Fawwara, limits of Għajn Tuffieħa, 29. iii.2006, 1 ♀, emerged from larva of Avaria hyerana (Milliére) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), MZ, NMS [parasitoid identified by Mark Shaw but this is probably a species aggregate; host identified by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: New record for the Maltese Islands. This koinobiont endoparasitoid was previously reported as C. exsertor (Nees) from Malta by Papp (2015), but re-examination of the material proved that to be a misidentification and it should be referred to C. excubitor., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Papp, J. (2015) First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta, 7, 93 - 108. https: // doi. org / 10.17387 / BULLENTSOCMALTA. 2015.07"]}

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)., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on pages 51-52, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Yu, D. S., Achterberg, K. van & Horstmann, K. (2012) World Ichneumonidae 2012. Taxonomy, biology, morphology and distribution. Taxapad. Available from: http: // www. taxapad. com / (accessed 20 December 2018)","Aubert, J. F., Halperin, J. & Gerling, D. (1984) Les Ichneumonides D'Israel. Entomophaga, 29 (2), 211 - 235."]}

Cotesia ruficrus (Haliday, 1834) Material examined: MALTA, Għajn Znuber, 22. ii.2006, 2 ♀♀, emerged from larva of Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), MZ, DMC [parasitoid determined by Mark Shaw; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: The above material was identified and cited by Papp (2015) as C. tibialis (Curtis) but it proved to be misidentified and should be attributed to C. ruficrus, which is a gregarious koinobiont endoparasitoid with a wide range of recorded hosts of (particularly) low-feeding Noctuidae. Thus, C. tibialis is here removed from the braconid fauna of Malta., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 56, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Papp, J. (2015) First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta, 7, 93 - 108. https: // doi. org / 10.17387 / BULLENTSOCMALTA. 2015.07"]}

Ctenochares bicolorus (Linnaeus, 1767) Material examined: MALTA, Ħaż-Żebbug, 5. xii.2015, 1 ex., emerged from pupa of Autographa gamma (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), MZ, DMC [parasitoid determined by Mark Shaw; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: From Malta, Schembri (1992) recorded this endoparasitoid from pupae of Autographa gamma. Rearing records all suggest that C. bicolorus is a parasitoid of noctuids of the subfamily Plusiinae (Fitton et al., 1983), but it is not clear whether it is a larva-pupal koinobiont or an idiobiont attacking the pupal stage., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Schembri, S. P. (1992) A preliminary list of the Ichneumonidae of the Maltese Islands (Hymenoptera). Bollettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana, 124 (1), 49 - 54.","Fitton, M. G., Gauld, I. D., Roberts, L. I. N. & Walker, A. K. (1983) An African ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) in Australasia. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 73, 465 - 468."]}

Aleiodes apicalis (Brullé, 1832) Material examined: MALTA, Wied il-Kbir, 20. xii.2014, 1 ex., from Lepidoptera larva feeding on Rumex conglomeratus which was collected in March of 2014, MZ, DMC; Torri l-Abjad, 27. xii.2005, 1 ♀, emerged from unidentified Lepidoptera larva feeding on Lactuca, MZ, DMC [parasitoids determined by Mark Shaw; hosts determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: This species was recorded from Malta by Papp (2015) as Aleiodes (Aleiodes) ductor var. reticulator (Nees, 1834). Although this species has been widely misidentified as a form of A. ductor, its correct name is A. apicalis. It is a koinobiont endoparasitoid of plusiine noctuids, and may even be restricted to Autographa gamma (Linnaeus). On reviewing the above-mentioned material, it was noted that they had both emerged from a lepidopteran larval mummy. The host Lepidoptera remains were both determined as certainly a plusiine noctuid, probably Autographa gamma by Mark Shaw., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Papp, J. (2015) First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta, 7, 93 - 108. https: // doi. org / 10.17387 / BULLENTSOCMALTA. 2015.07"]}

Gelis exareolatus (Fӧrster, 1850) Materials examined: MALTA, Qammiegħ, 15. i.2006, 1 ♀, emerged from Coleophora acrisella Milliére (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae), MZ, MSC; Ħad-Dingli, 27. x.2009, 1 ♂ & 1♀, emerged from Coleophora festivella Toll, MZ, MSC; Ħad-Dingli, 20. x.2011, 1 ♀, emerged from Coleophora fretella Zeller, which was collected on 13.xii.2010, MZ, MSC; Għajn Tuffieħa, 4. i.2015, 1 ♂, emerged from Coleophora fretella, which was collected on 7.xii.2014, MZ, MSC [parasitoids determined by Martin Schwarz; hosts determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: New record for the Maltese Islands. Gelis exareolatus has been recorded as a primary idiobiont ectoparasitoid of Coleophora spp. (especially on Juncus), Exoteleia dodecella (Linnaeus) as well as Kermania pistaciella Amsel (Schwarz & Shaw, 1999; Yu et al., 2012; Mehrnejad, 2002). It is also known as a pseudohyperparasitoid, parasitizing the cocoons of braconids attacking K. pistaciella (van Achterberg & Mehrnejad, 2002)., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 52, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Schwarz, M. & Shaw, M. R. (1999) Western Palaearctic Cryptinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in the National Museums of Scotland, with nomenclatural changes, taxonomic notes, rearing records and special reference to the British check list. Part 2. Genus Gelis Thunberg (Phygadeuontini: Gelina). Entomologist's Gazette, 50 (2), 117 - 142.","Yu, D. S., Achterberg, K. van & Horstmann, K. (2012) World Ichneumonidae 2012. Taxonomy, biology, morphology and distribution. Taxapad. Available from: http: // www. taxapad. com / (accessed 20 December 2018)","Achterberg, C. van & Mehrnejad, M. R. (2002) The braconid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Kermania pistaciella Amsel (Lepidoptera: Tineidae: Hieroxestinae) in Iran. Zoologische Mededelingen, 76, 27 - 39."]}

Gelis seyrigi Ceballos, 1925 Materials examined: MALTA, Mellieħa, 14. iii.2003, 1 ♀, emerged from Oiketicoides sp. (Lepidoptera: Psychidae), MZ, MSC [parasitoid determined by Martin Schwarz; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: New record to the Maltese Islands. Gelis seyrigi was reported as a parasitoid of Coleophora spp. (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) and this idiobiont ectoparasitoid may be associated with saline habitats (Schwarz & Shaw, 1999; Yu et al., 2012)., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 52, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Schwarz, M. & Shaw, M. R. (1999) Western Palaearctic Cryptinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in the National Museums of Scotland, with nomenclatural changes, taxonomic notes, rearing records and special reference to the British check list. Part 2. Genus Gelis Thunberg (Phygadeuontini: Gelina). Entomologist's Gazette, 50 (2), 117 - 142.","Yu, D. S., Achterberg, K. van & Horstmann, K. (2012) World Ichneumonidae 2012. Taxonomy, biology, morphology and distribution. Taxapad. Available from: http: // www. taxapad. com / (accessed 20 December 2018)"]}

Ascogaster sp. Material examined: MALTA, Girgenti, 25. vii.2016, 1 ex., emerged from caper buds infested with Tephritidae and probably Tortricidae though none was reared TC, DMC [parasitoid determined to generic level by Mark Shaw; host determination not made]. Notes: This genus is here recorded for the first time from the Maltese Islands. The host would probably have been a tortricid, of which Ascogaster species are egg-larval koinobiont endoparasitoids., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032

Apanteles galleriae Wilkinson, 1932 Material examined: MALTA, Żejtun, 11. vii.2016, 1 ♂, from larva of Galleria melonella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), LF, DMC [parasitoid determined by Mark Shaw; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: This species was previously reported from Malta by Papp (2015) from the same lepidopteran host. It is a cosmopolitan, koinobiont, endoparasitoid of Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Achroia grisella (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and A. innotata (Walker) (Watanabe, 1987)., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 55, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Papp, J. (2015) First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta, 7, 93 - 108. https: // doi. org / 10.17387 / BULLENTSOCMALTA. 2015.07","Watanabe, C. (1987) Occurrence of Apanteles galleriae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), parasite of wax moth, in Japan. Kontyu, 55 (1), 165."]}

Choeras semele (Nixon, 1965) Material examined: MALTA, Naxxar, 10. iii.2008, 1 ♀, emerged from larvae of Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), MZ, NMS [parasitoid identified by Mark Shaw; host identified by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: Choeras semele was previously reported from Malta by Papp (2015) whose identification is here confirmed. It is a koinobiont endoparasitoid recorded from several families of Lepidoptera larvae (Arthur & Mason, 1986; Yu et al., 2012)., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 55, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Papp, J. (2015) First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta, 7, 93 - 108. https: // doi. org / 10.17387 / BULLENTSOCMALTA. 2015.07","Arthur, A. P. & Mason, P. G. (1986) Life history and immature stages of the parasitoid Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), reared on the Bertha armyworm Mamestra configurata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 118 (5), 487 - 491. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / Ent 118487 - 5","Yu, D. S., Achterberg, K. van & Horstmann, K. (2012) World Ichneumonidae 2012. Taxonomy, biology, morphology and distribution. Taxapad. Available from: http: // www. taxapad. com / (accessed 20 December 2018)"]}

Pholetesor circumscriptus (Nees, 1834) Material examined: MALTA, Għajn Znuber, 8. iv.2009, 1 ♀, emerged from larva of Phyllonorycter trifasciella (Haworth) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), MZ, DMC [parasitoid determined by Mark Shaw; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: New record for the Maltese Islands. This koinobiont endoparasitoid was previously reported as P. bicolor (Nees) by Papp (2015), but re-examination of that material proved that to be a misidentification. Thus P. bicolor is excluded from the Maltese braconid fauna., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 57, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Papp, J. (2015) First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta, 7, 93 - 108. https: // doi. org / 10.17387 / BULLENTSOCMALTA. 2015.07"]}

Homolobus (Phylacter) meridionalis van Achterberg, 1979 Material examined: MALTA, Buskett, Verdala Palace, 1.xii.2016 –30. i.2017, 1 ♀, in Malaise trap, DM, DMC [parasitoid determined by Mark Shaw]. Notes: Even though this koinobiont endoparasitoid was not reared from a lepidopteran host, it is being included for two reasons: (i) it represents a new record for the Maltese Islands and (ii) because its only known host is a lepidopteran. This species was recorded as a parasitoid of the noctuid, Dryobota labecula (Esper, 1788) feeding in spring on Quercus in southern France, but it is probably a bivoltine species and likely to parasitize low-feeding noctuids in its overwintering generation (Shaw, 2015)., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 54, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032, {"references":["Shaw, M. R. (2015) A rearing record of Homolobus (Phylacter) meridionalis van Achterberg (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Homolobinae) in the south of France. Entomologist's Gazette, 66, 245 - 247."]}

Apanteles metacarpalis (Thomson, 1895) Material examined: MALTA, Selmun, 3–10. ii.2013, 4 exx., emerged from Chrysoesthia atriplicella (Amesl) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) mining in Atriplex halimus, MZ, NMS [parasitoid determined by Mark Shaw; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: New record for the Maltese Islands. This species is a koinobiont endoparasitoid of a limited range of species of the family Gelechiidae., Published as part of Mifsud, David, Farrugia, Lucia & Shaw, Mark R., 2019, Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 4567 (1) on page 55, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/2593032

Agathis sp. Material examined: MALTA, Mosta Valley, 2. iv.2007, 1 ♀, emerged from Coleophora fretella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae), MZ, DMC [parasitoid determined to generic level by Mark Shaw; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: This koinobiont endoparasitoid genus is represented by three species in the Maltese Islands (Simbolotti & van Achterberg, 1999; Papp, 2015).

Butterflies and moths are commonly subjected to parasitoids that lay their eggs on or in their host, usually during the egg, larval or pupal stage. When the egg of the parasitoid hatches, the parasitoid larva feeds on the host Lepidoptera, killing it in the process. These parasitoids usually belong to the orders Hymenoptera and Diptera. Hence only these two orders were mentioned in the present study. The main objective of the present work was to collect data on such parasitoids from the Maltese Islands., peer-reviewed

Short correspondence article on Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae (Rondani, 1875). A pteromalid wasp that emerged from puparia of Drosophila spp. proved to be a new record for the Maltese Islands., peer-reviewed

Lucia Farrugia, vice-president of S-Cubed, gives us her opinion on the development of the Faculty of Science. http://www.um.edu.mt/think/science-unchained/, N/A