New Records of Sceliotrachelinae (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) in Iran [PDF]
The hymenopteran family Platygastridae is a large group of parasitic wasps. A survey was carried out on the subfamily Sceliotrachelinae (Hym.: Platygastridae) in East Azerbaijan and Fars provinces of Iran.
Maryam Asadi-Farfar +3 more
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A checklist of Platygastridae and Scelionidae (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) of Iran [PDF]
Iranian species of the superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera) belonging to two families Platygastridae, (12 genera, 35 species) and Scelionidae (13 genera, 46 species), are reviewed.
Farzad Minab +3 more
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A new species of Gryon Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) from India [PDF]
A new species of the genus Gryon Haliday (1833) (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) is described from a paddy ecosystem of Kerala, India. Gryon ambericum sp. nov.
Abhilash Peter, K. Rajmohana
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First record of the male of the widespread Calliscelio elegans (Perkins) (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae) along with some taxonomic notes on the species [PDF]
The hitherto unknown male of the widespread and tramp species, Calliscelio elegans (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae) is hereby reported for the first time, from India. The two sexes are chromatically quite similar.
Keloth Rajmohana +2 more
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Xenomerus orientalis Walker (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae): a new distribution record for India
The genus Xenomerus Walker (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) consists of 35 described species worldwide, out of which only four species have been reported so far from India. The species X.
Kalmesh Managanvi +2 more
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Widow Spider Parasitoids Philolema latrodecti (Fullaway) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) and Baeus latrodecti Dozier (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) [PDF]
There are limited records of pathogens, parasites, and parasitoids known to affect widow spiders. This 4-page fact sheet describes what is known about two parasitoids, and observations from rearing them in the lab. Written by Christopher S.
Christopher S. Bibbs, Lyle J. Buss
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Platygaster ingeniosus Matsuo & Yamagishi, sp. n. and P. urniphila Matsuo & Yamagishi, sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) are described from Japan.
Kazunori Matsuo +5 more
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Parasitoid wasps new to Britain (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae, Eurytomidae, Braconidae & Bethylidae)
One genus and five species are recorded as new to Britain: Fidiobia, Fidiobia hispanica, Macroteleia bicolora (Platygastridae); Sycophila binotata (Eurytomidae); Schizoprymnus collaris (Braconidae); and Laelius pedatus (Bethylidae).
David G. Notton +4 more
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We confirmed parasitism of Resseliella maxima by Synopeas maximum and used our combinatorial approach to observe the spatial and temporal relationships between R. maxima and its parasitoid in the field. Abstract BACKGROUND Soybean gall midge, Resseliella maxima Gagné (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), is a pest that impacts soybean yield in the Midwest United ...
Gloria Melotto +3 more
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Cotesia icipe parasitized and successfully developed in fall armyworm, Spodoptera littoralis and stemborers. The parasitoid preferred Spodoptera spp. to stemborers, and the highest fitness of progenies was recorded from Spodoptera spp. Abstract BACKGROUND Maize production in Africa is hindered by a myriad of biotic challenges, key among them being ...
Francis Obala +3 more
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