Eusandalum appears to be a solitary ectoparasitoid and to only attack Prodoxus larvae. Adults have a brownish-green color and are excellent jumpers. The abdomen of females resembles a cone and appears extremely large in comparison to the rest of the body. Eusandalum has been collected from northern Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah.
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Individual parasitoid genera
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Eupelmidae: | Eusandalum | Eupelmus |
Eurytomidae: | Eurytoma | Eudecatoma |
Braconidae: | Heterospilus | Digonogastra |