Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Toumeyella scales (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in the New World, with description of a new species from Mexico

Authors

  • Svetlana N. Myartseva Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, 87149 Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico
  • Enrique Ruíz-Cancino Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, 87149 Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico
  • Juana María Coronado-Blanco Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, 87149 Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico
  • José Refugio Lomelí-Flores Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo, 56230 Texcoco, Estado de México, México
  • R. C. Hernández-de la Cruz Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo, 56230 Texcoco, Estado de México, México

Keywords:

beneficial insect, biological control, Coccophagus

Abstract

Coccophagus funiculatus Myartseva sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), reared from the soft scale genus Toumeyella (Hemiptera: Coccidae), is described, and the aphelinid species associated with Toumeyella species in the New World are discussed and compared.

 

Resumen

Se describe Coccophagus funiculatus Myartseva sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), criado de una especie de escama blanda del género Toumeyella (Hemiptera: Coccidae) y se discute la información de las especies de afelínidos asociados con las especies de Toumeyella en el Nuevo Mundo.

 

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Author Biography

Enrique Ruíz-Cancino, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, 87149 Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico

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Published

2016-12-31

Issue

Vol. 99, No. 4 (December 2016)

Section

Research Papers

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