A new species of Phanerotoma Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cheloninae) parasitoid of the carob moth in South Africa

作者：Van Achterberg Cornelis^*; Thackeray Sean R; Moore Sean D; Hill Martin P

来源：Zootaxa, 2017, 4227(1): 127-134.

DOI：10.11646/zootaxa.4227.1.8

• Phanerotoma
• new species
• South Africa
• carob moth
• Ectomyelois ceratoniae
• pecan
• Carya illinoinensis
• citrus

A new species, Phanerotoma carobivora van Achterberg & Thackeray, sp. nov. is described from South Africa. It is a common endoparasitoid of the carob moth (Ectomyelois ceratoniae Zeller (Pyralidae) on pecan (Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch) and citrus fruits in South Africa. Mean percentage of parasitism varied 2-30% between host plants and sampled localities.

• 出版日期2017-2-1