New distribution and host records of chalcidoid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in Espírito Santo, Brazil

New distribution and host records of chalcidoid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in Espírito Santo, Brazil

Three species of chalcidoid parasitoids of scale insects are recorded for the first time in Brazil: Adelencyrtus moderatus, Homalopoda sp., and Diglyphomorpha sp.; and new parasitoid–host associations are recorded between the chalcidoids Encarsia lounsburyi with Hemiberlesia palmae, Encarsia lounsbu...

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Published in:Biocontrol science and technology Vol. 21; no. 7-8; pp. 877 - 881
Main Authors: Culik, Mark P, Martins, David dos S, Ventura, Jose A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Carfax Publishing Co 2011
Subjects:
Arecaceae
Dysmicoccus brevipes
Encarsia
Hemiberlesia
Hemiptera
Melanaspis
parasitoids
scale insects
Brazil
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Summary:Three species of chalcidoid parasitoids of scale insects are recorded for the first time in Brazil: Adelencyrtus moderatus, Homalopoda sp., and Diglyphomorpha sp.; and new parasitoid–host associations are recorded between the chalcidoids Encarsia lounsburyi with Hemiberlesia palmae, Encarsia lounsburyi with Melanaspis smilacis, and Diglyphomorpha sp. with Dysmicoccus brevipes.
ISSN:0958-3157