A new species of Aphanogmus Thomson (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronidae) parasitising predatory cecidomyiids in mite-induced galls of Pongamia pinnata in India.

Autor: Ranjith, A. P., Ayiswarya, S. V., Niveditha, B., Priyadarsanan, D. R.
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Zdroj: Journal of Natural History; Nov2023, Vol. 57 Issue 41-44, p1963-1971, 9p
Abstrakt: Ceraphronidae is one of the small, commonly collected families of parasitoid Hymenoptera. Aphanogmus cecidovorus Ranjith sp. n. is described here as a parasitoid of the acarivorus cecidomyiid Microdiplosis pongamiae Mani. This is the first host-parasitoid association of Aphanogmus parasitising an acarivorus cecidomyiid reported from outside the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions. The new species is described and compared with related species and those with a similar association. Taxonomic placement of the new species and host-parasitoid association are commented on briefly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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