A new species of Macrocentrus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitizing larva of Dioryctria pryeri (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Autor:	Xing-Peng Li, Li-Wen Song, Zhong-Qi Yang, Yue-Qu Chen, Liang-Ming Cao
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	Larva Insecta Arthropoda biology Parasitism Biodiversity Hymenoptera biology.organism_classification Parasitoid Lepidoptera genitalia Braconidae Botany Animalia Animal Science and Zoology PEST analysis Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Taxonomy Pyralidae
Zdroj:	Zootaxa. 4303:122
ISSN:	1175-5334 1175-5326
DOI:	10.11646/zootaxa.4303.1.7
Popis:	Macrocentrus pryeri Yang, Song & Cao, sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a gregarious larval endo-parasitoid of Dioryctria pryeri Ragonot (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), is described and illustrated. The hosts is serious pest of the cone, seed and shoot of Pinus koraiensis Sieb. et Zucc., a dominant forest tree species in northeastern China. The parasitoid has potential as a biocontrol agent for the pest as an average parasitism rate of 27.5% has been observed (Maximum 40%), and, on average, 40.4 parasitoid adults (range 29–48) emerge from a single host with female:male ratio of 1.9:1 (Maximum 2.8:1). Detailed photographs of the key characters of the female and male of the new species are provided.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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