Egg parasitoids of Australian Coreidae (Hemiptera)

Ten microhymenopteran species are recorded as parasitoids of the eggs of co reid bugs in Australia: Chrysochalcissa olivacea Girault (Torymidae) from A morbus biguttatus Stal and Pternistria bispina Stal; two species of Anastat us Motschulsky (Eupelmidae) from Mictis profana (F), Amorbus alternatus Dal las, Amblypelta lutescens lutescens (Distant) and an unidentified coreid; X enoencyrtus hemipterus (Girault) (Encyrtidae) from Amorbus obscuricornis (W estwood) and Gelonus tasmanicus (Le Guillou); Ooencyrtus caurus Huang and N oyes (Encyrtidae) from A. lutescens Illtescens; Centrodora darwini (Girault ) (Aphelinidae) from an unidentified coreid; and four species of Gryon Hali day (Scelionidae) from Aulacosternum nigrorubrum (Dallas), A. lutescens lut escens, Amorbus rubicundus Stal, Mictis caja Stal, M. profana and an uniden tified coreid. Alternate hosts and biological control prospects are discuss ed.