Description of a new species of Oligosita Walker (Chalcidoidea: Trichogrammatidae), egg parasitoid of Balclutha brevis Lindberg (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) living on Pennisetum setaceum, from Italy

Autor: Salvatore, Bella, Sebastiano, Cupani, Vera, D'urso, Stefania, Laudonia, Martina, Sinno, Gennaro, Viggiani
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Zootaxa. 4039(4)
ISSN: 1175-5334
Popis: A new species of Oligosita Walker (Chalcidoidea: Trichogrammatidae), O. balcluthae Viggiani et Laudonia n. sp., is described as a parasitoid of the eggs of Balclutha brevis Lindberg (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) associated with crimson fountain grass, Pennisetum setaceum (Poaceae) in Italy. Morphological features and biology of the new species are discussed and illustrated. The 28S-D2 and ITS2 regions were successfully amplified and sequenced.
Databáze: OpenAIRE