A new species of sclerodermus (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) parasitizing agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from China, with a Key to Chinese species in the genus

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 619-627

  Yang, Zhong Qi ^a   Wang, Xiao Yi ^a   Yao, Yan Xia ^a   Gould, Juli R ^b   Cao, Liang Ming ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrilus planipennis; biocontrol; new species; pupal and larval parasitoid; Sclerodermus pupariae

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; ECTOPARASITE; IDENTIFICATION KEY; LABORATORY METHOD; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY; NEW SPECIES; PARASITOID; PUPA; REARING; WASP;

CHINA;

AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; BETHYLIDAE; BUPRESTIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS VELUTINA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 84865774465     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/AN12017     Document Type: Article

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