Halticoptera circulus

Halticoptera circulus (Walker, 1833) MATERIAL EXAMINED. China: Xinjiang, Kashgar, Atush, Songtake Township, Alfalfa Field, H: 1303 m, 22.VII.2008, 1 ♀, coll. H. Hu; Jinghe County, Mangding Township, Xiaozhuangzi Village, H: 288 m, 31.VII.2010, 1 ♀, coll. H. Hu; Yanqi County, Yongding Town, Malian Village, H: 1102 m, 6.VIII.2010, 1 ♀, coll. H. Hu; Altun Mountains, Altatihan Exit Inspection, H: 3556 m, 17.VII.2012, 1 ♀, coll. H. Hu, Zh. Aishan, J. Wu, L. Yi; Mulei County, Xinhua Town, H: 1163 m, 29.VII.2012, 1 ♀, coll. H. Hu; Tiemenguan City, Boguqi Town, Tuanjie Road, 41°48ʹ08.85ʹʹN, 86°2ʹ01.98ʹʹE, H: 892 m, 18.VII.2022, 2 ♀, coll. Q. Li; Awat County, Duolang Town, G 580 (Friendship Road), 40°39ʹ39.89ʹʹN, 80°22ʹ23.68ʹʹE, H: 1038.8 m, 22.VII.2022, 3 ♀, coll. Q. Li; Jiashi County, Jiangbazi Town, Abandoned Park beside Yingbin Road, 39°29ʹ21.99ʹʹN, 76°42ʹ57.22ʹʹE, H: 1211.6 m, 27.VII.2022, 1 ♂, coll. Q. Li; Aral City, Tokay Town, Pear Orchard, 40°42ʹ33.68ʹʹN, 80°19ʹ36.31ʹʹE, H: 957.32 m, 6.VIII.2023, 6 ♀, 4 ♂, coll. Q. Li; Aral, Tokay Town, Walnut Plantation, Team 1, 40°32ʹ18.72ʹʹN, 81°06ʹ35.78ʹʹE, H: 957.45 m, 6.VIII.2023, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, coll. Q. Li; Aral City, Tokay Town, Pear Orchard, 40°32ʹ42.5ʹʹN, 81°08ʹ47.6ʹʹE, H: 957.32 m, 6.VIII.2023, 2 ♂, coll. Q. Li; Xinhe County, Weigan Town, 41°32ʹ03.67ʹʹN, 82°33ʹ06.58ʹʹE, H: 959.5 m, 8.VIII.2023, 1 ♀, coll. Q. Li; Baicheng County, Mijik Town, Walnut Orchard, 41°45ʹ58.31ʹʹN, 81°49ʹ29.69ʹʹE, H: 1183 m, 10.VIII.2023, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, coll. Q. Li; Baicheng County, Kangqi Town, European Plum Orchard, 41°47ʹ21.46ʹʹN, 81°53ʹ51.34ʹʹE, H: 1175.08 m, 10.VIII.2023, 2 ♀, coll. Q. Li; Wushi County, Aheya Town, Walnut Orchard, 41°10ʹ44.85ʹʹN, 79°44ʹ52.81ʹʹE, H: 1159.07 m, 11.VIII.2023, 1 ♀, coll. Q. Li; Wushi County, Aheya Town, Walnut Plantation, 4°06ʹ58.65ʹʹN, 79°52ʹ01.34ʹʹE, 11.VIII.2023, 1 ♀, coll. Q. Li; Wensu County, Tuo'hula Town, Walnut Plantation, 41°15ʹ11.51ʹʹN, 80°12ʹ06.84ʹʹE, H: 1087 m, 11.VIII.2023, 6 ♀, 4 ♂, coll. Q. Li; Kalpin County, Yulgi Town, Mixed Woodland, 40°32ʹ15.08ʹʹN, 79°00ʹ11.23ʹʹE, H: 1158.18 m, 12.VIII.2023, 4 ♀, coll. Q. Li; Kalpin County, Kalpin Town, Apricot Grove, 40°31ʹ01.71ʹʹN, 79°04ʹ21.04ʹʹE, H: 1109.68 m, 12.VIII.2023, 3 ♀, 1 ♂, coll. Q. Li; Awat County, Apricot Grove, Malaise trap, 40°37ʹ53ʹʹN, 80°21ʹ44.27ʹʹE, H: 1047.8 m, 1–15. VI.2024, 2 ♀, coll. Q. Li; Kuqa City, beside Township Road 673, Apricot Orchard No. 61, Group 4, Malaise trap, 41°44ʹ14.53ʹʹN, 83°11ʹ33.68ʹʹE, H: 982.3 m, 16–30. VI.2024, 1 ♀, coll. Q. Li; Shaya County, Shaya Town, Pear Orchard beside S211, Malaise trap, 41°15ʹ57.05ʹʹN, 82°45ʹ11.35ʹʹE, H: 942.32 m, 16–31.VII.2024, 4 ♀, coll. Q. Li; Aksu City, Kumbash Town, Bagawan Village, Walnut Orchard, Malaise trap, 40°55ʹ27.17ʹʹN, 80°17ʹ0.95ʹʹE, H: 1010 m, 16–31.VII.2024, 2 ♀, coll. Q. Li. DISTRIBUTION. Europe, Russia (European part, Far East), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Iran, Kazakhstan, China (Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Beijing, Ningxia, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Gansu, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Xizang, Hunan, Fujian, Yunnan, Taiwan, Hainan), Korean Peninsula, Japan, North America, Afrotropics, South America. BIOLOGY. Primary parasitoid of dipterans of the families Agromyzidae, Cecidomyiidae, Chloropidae and Opomyzidae. REMARKS. The colour of the scape and legs varied from green with metallic diffuse coppery luster to yellowish brown.