Cotesia icipe sp. n., a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of importance in the biological control of Lepidopteran pests in Africa
A new species of Microgastrinae, Cotesia icipe Fernández-Triana & Fiaboe, sp. n., is described from eastern Africa. It was reared in Kenya as a solitary parasitoid from two major amaranth pests, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) and S. exigua (Hübner, 1808); study of specimens in c...
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| author | Komi K.M. Fiaboe Jose Fernández-Triana Faith W. Nyamu Komi M. Agbodzavu |
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| description | A new species of Microgastrinae, Cotesia icipe Fernández-Triana & Fiaboe, sp. n., is described from eastern Africa. It was reared in Kenya as a solitary parasitoid from two major amaranth pests, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) and S. exigua (Hübner, 1808); study of specimens in collections also revealed its presence in four other countries in the Afrotropical region (Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Yemen). Morphological, molecular and biological characters are used to describe the new species and to distinguish it from all 12 previously described species of Afrotropical Cotesia. Cotesia icipe shows potential in the biological control of key Lepidopteran pests in small scale farming conditions in Africa. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85f18a6f48834b8b9f3458d10b77a5ce2022-12-22T00:08:52ZengPensoft PublishersJournal of Hymenoptera Research1070-94281314-26072017-12-0161496410.3897/jhr.61.2101521015Cotesia icipe sp. n., a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of importance in the biological control of Lepidopteran pests in AfricaKomi K.M. Fiaboe0Jose Fernández-Triana1Faith W. Nyamu2Komi M. Agbodzavu3International Centre of Insect Physiology and EcologyCanadian National Collection of InsectsInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and EcologyInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and EcologyA new species of Microgastrinae, Cotesia icipe Fernández-Triana & Fiaboe, sp. n., is described from eastern Africa. It was reared in Kenya as a solitary parasitoid from two major amaranth pests, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) and S. exigua (Hübner, 1808); study of specimens in collections also revealed its presence in four other countries in the Afrotropical region (Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Yemen). Morphological, molecular and biological characters are used to describe the new species and to distinguish it from all 12 previously described species of Afrotropical Cotesia. Cotesia icipe shows potential in the biological control of key Lepidopteran pests in small scale farming conditions in Africa.https://jhr.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=21015 |
| spellingShingle | Komi K.M. Fiaboe Jose Fernández-Triana Faith W. Nyamu Komi M. Agbodzavu Cotesia icipe sp. n., a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of importance in the biological control of Lepidopteran pests in Africa Journal of Hymenoptera Research |
| title | Cotesia icipe sp. n., a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of importance in the biological control of Lepidopteran pests in Africa |
| title_full | Cotesia icipe sp. n., a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of importance in the biological control of Lepidopteran pests in Africa |
| title_fullStr | Cotesia icipe sp. n., a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of importance in the biological control of Lepidopteran pests in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cotesia icipe sp. n., a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of importance in the biological control of Lepidopteran pests in Africa |
| title_short | Cotesia icipe sp. n., a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of importance in the biological control of Lepidopteran pests in Africa |
| title_sort | cotesia icipe sp n a new microgastrinae wasp hymenoptera braconidae of importance in the biological control of lepidopteran pests in africa |
| url | https://jhr.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=21015 |
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