Encarsia species (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) as parasitoids of Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Tamaulipas and Morelos, Mexico and description of a new species

Authors

  • Svetlana Nikolaevna Myartseva Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Agronomía y Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
  • Enrique Ruíz-Cancino Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Agronomía y Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
  • Juana María Coronado Blanco Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Agronomía y Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
  • Angelica Maria Corona López Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/dugesiana.v17i2.3950

Keywords:

Aphelinidae, Encarsia morela sp. nov., Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Abstract

Encarsia morela Myartseva sp. n. is described. Key and review of nine Encarsia species–parasitoids of Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood), distribution and a list of their hosts, are given.

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Published

2015-09-23