Anteon ephippiger (Dalman,1818)
Synonyms
Also known under a number of synonyms (Else in Archer, 2005).
Distribution
Throughout England, Wales and Scotland with a few records from Ireland (including Dunkerron, Kerry; Landenstown, Kildare; Royal Canal, Kildare; Anthdown, Wicklow; Woodend, Wicklow; Tollymore Park, Down: records from O W Richards and M Olmi).
Overseas it occurs in Austria, Bulgaria, the former Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Korea, Mongolia, Norway, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Yugoslavia.
Status (in Britain only)
No status is available, but probably not threatened.
Habitat
Found in a wide range of habitats including bog, calcareous grassland, fen, lowland heathland, dry acid grassland, coastal vegetated shingle, coastal sand dunes, saltmarsh and sandy woodland.
Flight period
Mainly found during July, also June and August, rarely May and September.
Flowers visited
No data available.
Parasites
No data available.
Parasitic biology
Acting as a parasitoid/predator on leaf-hoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Hosts – Deltocephalini: Deltocephalus pulicaris (Fallén) (Italy); Macropsini: Macropsis sp. (Poland); Macrosteles laevis (Ribaut) (Poland, Germany); Macrosteles sexnotatus (Fallén) (England); Athysanini: Mocydia crocea (Herrich-Schäffer) (England): Opsiini, Opsius lethierryi Wagner (Morocco); Opsius sp. (Spain); Opsius stactogalus Fieber (Italy); Paralimnini: Psammotettix striatus (Linnaeus) (USSR?).
Year profile last updated
2016