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The Anagyrus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) parasitoids of the obscure mealybug Pseudococcus viburni (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Spain, with description of a new species

Daniel Alejandro AquinoJose Vicente Falcó-garíJosé María SolerBerta Herrero

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CitrusInsectaArthropodabiologyBiodiversityHymenopterabiology.organism_classificationHymenopteraHemipteraPseudococcus viburniParasitoidHemipteraPseudococcusAnagyrusSpainEncyrtidaeBotanyAnimaliaEncyrtidaeAnimalsAnimal Science and ZoologyMealybugEcosystemEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsTaxonomy

description

The presence of three species of the genus Anagyrus Howard (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) parasitizing the obscure mealybug Pseudococcus viburni (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in agricultural ecosystems of citrus, persimmon and ornamental plants from Eastern Spain is recorded. Anagyrus aligarhensis Agarwal & Alam is recorded for the first time as parasitoid on this mealybug. Anagyrus fusciventris (Girault) is a new record for Spain. Anagyrus borrianensis sp. nov., reared as a specific primary parasitoid of this mealybug, is described and illustrated. The joint presence of Anagyrus pseudococci (Girault) and Anagyrus vladimiri Triapitsyn on citrus crops is confirmed. A key to species of Anagyrus parasitoids of Planococcus and Pseudococcus mealybugs in Eastern Spain is provided 

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-05-31Zootaxa
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4980.1.5