Title of article
Associated Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) with the cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in the southwestern Iran
Author/Authors
Tamoli Torfi, Ebrahim Department of Plant Protection - College of Agriculture - Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran , Rasekh, Arash Department of Plant Protection - College of Agriculture - Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran , Moravvej, Abbas Department of Plant Protection - College of Agriculture - Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran , Mossadegh, Mohammad Saeed Department of Plant Protection - College of Agriculture - Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran , Rajabpoor, Ali Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Agriculture - Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Mollasani, Ahvaz, Iran
Pages
11
From page
129
To page
139
Abstract
Eleven species of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) belonging to
Aphelinidae, Encyrtidae, Eriaporidae and Signiphoridae associated with the
cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera:
Pseudococcidae) were collected and identified during 2017-2018 from
Khuzestan province in the southwestern Iran. Prochiloneurus rex (Girault)
(Encyrtidae) is new record for the fauna of Iran. Meanwhile, biological
associations of Bothriothorax serratellus (Dalman), Leptomastix dactylopii
Howard and L. mayri Özdikmen (Encyrtidae) as parasitoids and Marietta picta
(André), P. rex and Chartocerus kurdjumovi (Nikolskaya) (Signiphoridae) as
hyperparasitoids of Ph. solenopsis were new.
Keywords
southwestern Iran , Khuzestan province , parasitoids , Chalcidoidea , Phenacoccus solenopsis
Journal title
Journal of Crop Protection
Serial Year
2020
Record number
2703644
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