Parasitoids of Monochamus galloprovincialis (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae), vector of the pine wood nematode, with identification key for the Palaearctic region

• Published in: ZooKeys Vol. 251; no. 251; pp. 29 - 48
• Main Authors: Petersen-Silva, Ricardo, Pujade-Villar, Juli, Naves, Pedro, Edmundo Sousa, Belokobylskij, Sergey
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 01-01-2012
• Subjects: Beetles; Braconidae; Ichneumonidae; Identification keys; Monochamus galloprovincialis; New species; Parasitoids; Roundworms; Zoology; Portugal; Monochamus galloprovincialis; parasitoids; Cerambycidae; Ichneumonidae; key to species; Braconinae
• ISSN: 1313-2989; 1313-2970
• DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.251.3986

The parasitoid complex associated with Monochamus galloprovincialis (Olivier), vector of the pine wood nematode, is discussed. Four species of the family Braconidae and one Ichneumonidae were found associated with Monochamus galloprovincialis in Portugal, namely Atanycolus denigrator (Linnaeus), Atanycolus ivanowi (Kokujev), Cyanopterus flavator (Fabricius), Doryctes striatellus (Nees) (Braconidae), and Xorides depressus (Holmgren) (Ichneumonidae). Atanycolus ivanowi, Atanycolus denigrator, Doryctes striatellus and Xorides depressus are new species for Portugal fauna, and Monochamus galloprovincialis is recorded as a new host of Xorides depressus. A key for determination of the ichneumonoid parasitoids of the pine sawyer is provided for the Palaearctic fauna.