2016
DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2016.1257074
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New species ofMegastylus(Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Orthocentrinae) reared from larvae of Keroplatidae fungus gnats (Diptera) in a Dutch orchid greenhouse

Abstract: A new parasitoid wasp species belonging to the genus Megastylus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Orthocentrinae) found in an orchid nursery in The Netherlands is described and illustrated: Megastylus woelkei sp. nov. It was reared from parasitized larvae of fungus gnats (Diptera: Keroplatidae). The biology of this new species and the possibility to use it in biological pest control are briefly discussed.

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“…Recently, we reported the emergence of ichneumonid wasps (Megastylus woelkei Humala (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Orthocentrinae)) from larvae of Keroplatidae fungus gnats (Diptera) feeding on plant roots in Dutch orchid nurseries (Humala et al 2017). A similar study was conducted in Japan in greenhouses where shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes (Agaricales: Lentinula)) are grown (Mukai and Kitajima 2019;Watanabe et al 2020).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 85%
“…Recently, we reported the emergence of ichneumonid wasps (Megastylus woelkei Humala (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Orthocentrinae)) from larvae of Keroplatidae fungus gnats (Diptera) feeding on plant roots in Dutch orchid nurseries (Humala et al 2017). A similar study was conducted in Japan in greenhouses where shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes (Agaricales: Lentinula)) are grown (Mukai and Kitajima 2019;Watanabe et al 2020).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 85%
“…There is very little information about the host species of Orthocentrinae. It is presumed that they will all be koinobiont endoparasitoids of primitive dipteran hosts in the superfamily Sciaroidea, some of which eat fungi or bacteria during their larval stages; thus, Orthocentrinae is expected to be a natural enemy of mushroom cultivation pests (Delobel & Matile, 1976;Humala et al, 2016Humala et al, , 2017. Orthocentrus brachycerus and S. bicingulata have also been reported from Korea (Humala et al, 2016(Humala et al, , 2020, and species of Orthocentrus and Symplesis are widely distributed in China, Europe, South America and throughout much of the world (Humala, 2007;Humala et al, 2016Humala et al, , 2020Watanabe, 2016Watanabe, , 2018Watanabe, , 2019aWatanabe, , 2019bWatanabe et al, 2020;Yu et al, 2016).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Vervolgens is er verder onderzoek gedaan naar de M. woelkei sluipwesp, en is deze soort beschreven in een wetenschappelijke publicatie (Humala et al 2017). Megatylus woelkei heeft op het bedrijf waar hij is ontdekt voor een goede bestrijding van langhoornmug larven gezorgd.…”
Section: Samenvattingunclassified
“…De 25 volwassen sluipwespen die uit deze verzamelde larven en poppen zijn uitgekomen (zie Figuur 4.1 A en B) zijn op 70% alcohol gezet en naar de Russische taxonoom Andrei Humala gestuurd voor verdere determinatie en beschrijving. Dit heeft geresulteerd in een gezamenlijke wetenschappelijke publicatie in de Journal of Natural History, waarin de nieuwe soort, Megastylus woelkei, beschreven staat(Humala et al 2017). De sluipwespen zijn klein (lichaamslengte ongeveer 3.4 mm).…”
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