Two New Species of Egg Parasitoids (Hymenoptera:Encyrtidae) of Wood-Boring Beetle Pests from China

Yanzhou Zhang; Dawei Huang; Tonghai Zhao; Houping Liu; Leah Bauer

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Two New Species of Egg Parasitoids (Hymenoptera:Encyrtidae) of Wood-Boring Beetle Pests from China

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Authors:

Yanzhou Zhang, Dawei Huang, Tonghai Zhao, Houping Liu, Leah Bauer

Year:

2005

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Phytoparasitica. 53(3): 253-260.

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Abstract

Oobius agrili sp.n. and Avetianella xystrocerae sp.n. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) are described from China. Morphological characters of the new species are illustrated. O. agrili is an egg parasitoid of the emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) and A. xystrocerae is an egg parasitoid of the wood borer Xystrocera globosa (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). The two new species are potential biocontrol agents of economically important pest insects. The type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (IZCAS).

Keywords

Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae, Oobius agrili spn, Avetianella xystrocerae spn, egg parasitoid, Agrilus planipennis, Xystrocera globosa, China

Citation

Zhang, Yanzhou; Huang, Dawei; Zhao, Tonghai; Liu, Houping; Bauer, Leah S. 2005. Two New Species of Egg Parasitoids (Hymenoptera:Encyrtidae) of Wood-Boring Beetle Pests from China. Phytoparasitica 53:3, 2005