摘要
Four species of the genus Prochiloneurus Silvestri, belonging to the family Encyrtidae of Hymenoptera, are reported from China. Among them, P. stenopterus Wang, Huang & Xu sp. nov., which is reared as the hyperparasitoid of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), an invasive mealybug to China, is reported as new to science. A key of the genus is provided for the recognition of the females of Chinese species. Notes on the parasitoid and hyperparasitoid of the mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis are provided.
Abstract
Four species of the genus Prochiloneurus Silvestri, belonging to the family Encyrtidae of Hymenoptera, are reported from China. Among them, P. stenopterus Wang, Huang & Xu sp. nov., which is reared as the hyperparasitoid of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), an invasive mealybug to China, is reported as new to science. A key of the genus is provided for the recognition of the females of Chinese species. Notes on the parasitoid and hyperparasitoid of the mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis are provided.
Key words
Prochiloneurus /
Phenacoccus solenopsis /
parasitoid /
hyperparasitoid /
China /
new species
Zhu-Hong Wang; Jian Huang; Zhi-Hong Xu.
Chinese species of the genus Prochiloneurus Silvestri with description of a new species (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)[J]. Zoological Systematics. 2014, 39(3): 424-432 https://doi.org/10.11865/zs20140309
Zhu-Hong Wang; Jian Huang; Zhi-Hong Xu.
Chinese species of the genus Prochiloneurus Silvestri with description of a new species (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)[J]. Zoological Systematics. 2014, 39(3): 424-432 https://doi.org/10.11865/zs20140309
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