Taxonomy of Encarsia (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), parasitoids of Bemisia (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from Taiwan
Date Issued
2006
Date
2006
Author(s)
Shih, Yuen-Tung
DOI
zh-TW
Abstract
A collection of whiteflies of Bemisia and their Encarsia parasitoids was made during 2005~2006 in Taiwan. All of the Encarsia materials belong to the subfamily Coccophaginae (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae). In this study, 1233 parasitoids reared from different whiteflies and 400 slide-mounted specimens were preserved in the Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute (TARI). Based on an analysis of these specimens, 19 species belonging to Encarsia from Bemisia were described and illustrated along with data of whitefly hosts and distribution. They include 13 recorded species, namely E. aseta Hayat & Polaszek, E. azimi Hayat, E. cibensis Lopez-Avila, E. duorunga Hayat, E. inaron (Walker), E. japonica Viggiani, E. longifasciata Subba Rao, E. lutea (Masi), E. obtusiclava Hayat, E. protransvena Viggiani, E. sophia (Timberlake), E. strenua (Silvestri), and E. synaptrocera Huang & Polaszek; four new species, namely E. atricornis sp. nov., E. guangxina sp. nov., E. lineolata sp. nov., E. maglusalae sp. nov.; and two new records of species from Taiwan, namely E. fuzhouensis Huang & Polaszek and E. perniciosi (Tower). All specimens described are preserved at National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. Collecting methods depended on whether the whiteflies were collected in the field or were reared indoors. Furthermore, a key to species of Encarsia from Bemisia is provided along with detailed illustrated figures.
Subjects
膜翅目
蚜小蜂科
恩蚜小蜂屬
伯粉蝨屬
新種
新紀錄種
Hymenoptera
Aphelinidae
Encarsia
Bemisia
new species
new record
Taiwan.
Type
thesis
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