Telenomus species (Hymenopetra: Scelionidae) attacking eggs of pyralid pests (Lepidoptera) in Africa: a review and guide to identification

Abstract

The taxonomy and host-records of 11 Telenomus species recorded from eggs of ten species of pyralid pests in Africa are reviewed.

Distribusi dan kelimpahan parasitoid telur, Telenomus spp. di sumatera barat: status dan potensinya sebagai agens pengendali hayati

“…(Hymenoptera : Scelionidae) merupakan tabuhan kecil, yang biasanya berwarna hitam dan secara eksklusif merupakan parasitoid pada telur serangga lain (Polaszek & Kimani 1990). Inang Telenomus spp.…”

“…panjang tubuhnya lebih kurang 1 mm (Kalshoven 1981;Polaszek & Kimani 1990). Ukuran yang sangat kecil ini merupakan hambatan dalam melakukan identifikasi sehingga sering menyebabkan kesalahan dalam identifikasi spesies.…”

Description of a new species of Dendrocerus halidayi group (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea: Megaspilidae) from India

“…Measurements are given in microns. Slide of male genitalia was prepared using the method given by Polaszek & Kimani (1990). Genitalia terminology follows Hymenoptera Anatomy Consortium (2014).…”

Telenomus cyamophylax n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) attacking eggs of the velvetbean caterpillar, Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

“…Specimens were prepared for taxonomic study following the method described in detail by Polaszek & Kimani (1990) requiring card-mounting, followed by slide-mounting male genitalia in Canada Balsam. Morphological terminology follows Johnson (1984).…”

“…The western Palaearctic species have been keyed and diagnosed by Kozlov & Kononova (1983), based on female morphology. Unfortunately, the most useful character for species recognition in Telenomus, at least in several species-groups, is the form of the male genitalia (Johnson 1984, Polaszek & Kimani 1990. Johnson (1984) has made considerable progress towards our understanding of species groups, and of several Nearctic species within some of those groups, and has also produced an invaluable catalogue of world species (Johnson 1992).…”