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Trichogrammatoidea cryptophlebiae Nagaraja

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Chalcidoidea; Family Trichogrammatidae; Genus: Trichogrammatoidea)

Trichogrammatoidea cryptophlebiae Nagaraja, 1979.

Classification


Female SAM-HYM-P095163 (SAMC). Eastern Cape, Sunland, Unifrutti Citrus Orchard, 33°27’40.7”S 25°34’11.9”E, 8-10 July 2020, River Bioscience (Pty) Ltd, ex egg of False codling moth: Thaumatotibia leucotreta.


Female SAM-HYM-P095164 (SAMC). Eastern Cape, Sunland, Unifrutti Citrus Orchard, 33°27’40.7”S 25°34’11.9”E, 8-10 July 2020, River Bioscience (Pty) Ltd, ex egg of False codling moth: Thaumatotibia leucotreta.


Male SAM-HYM-P095167 (SAMC). Eastern Cape, Sunland, Unifrutti Citrus Orchard, 33°27’40.7”S 25°34’11.9”E, 8-10 July 2020, River Bioscience (Pty) Ltd, ex egg of False codling moth: Thaumatotibia leucotreta.


Female SAM-HYM-P095161 (SAMC). Eastern Cape, Sunland, Unifrutti Citrus Orchard, 33°27’40.7”S 25°34’11.9”E, 8-10 July 2020, River Bioscience (Pty) Ltd, ex egg of False codling moth: Thaumatotibia leucotreta.

 


Male SAM-HYM-P095162 (SAMC). Eastern Cape, Sunland, Unifrutti Citrus Orchard, 33°27’40.7”S 25°34’11.9”E, 8-10 July 2020, River Bioscience (Pty) Ltd, ex egg of False codling moth: Thaumatotibia leucotreta.


Fresh specimens Photographs © River Bioscience (Pty) Ltd.


Distribution

South Africa.

Biology

Egg parasitoids of False Codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Tortricidae).

References

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Boucek, Z. 1988. Australasian Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera). A biosystematic revision of genera of fourteen families, with a reclassification of species. pp. 832pp. CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, U.K., Cambrian News Ltd; Aberystwyth, Wales.

Carpenter, J.E., Bloem, S. & Hofmeyer, J.H. 2004. Acceptability and suitability of eggs of false codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from irradiated parents to parasitism by Trichogrammatoidae cryptophlebiae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Biological Control 30: 351-359.
Carpenter, J., Bloem, S. & Hofmeyer, H. 2007. Area-wide control tactics for the false codling moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta in South Africa: A potential invasive species. In: Vreysen, M.J.B., Robinson, A.S. & Hendrichs. J. (Eds.) Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests from Research to Field Implementation. International conference, 2nd. 351–360. Springer, Dordrecht.
Catling, H.D. & Aschenborn, H. 1974. Population studies of the false codling moth, Cryptophlebia leucotreta (Meyrick), on citrus in the Transvaal. Phytophylactica 6: 31–38.
Catling, H.D. & Aschenborn, H. 1978. False codling moth, Cryptophlebia leucotreta (Meyrick). In: Bedford, E.C.G., Van den Berg, M.A. & De Villiers, E.A. (Eds.) Citrus Pests in the Republic of South Africa. 165–170. ARC-Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops, Nelspruit.

Chambers, B.Q., Samways, M.J. and Ironside, D.A. 1995. Egg distribution of the fruit borers Cryptophlebia leucotreta (Meyrick) and C. batrochopa (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and their egg parasitoid Trichogrammatoidea cryptophlebiae Nagaraja (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) in macadamia trees in Malawi. African Entomology. 3(2): 181-188.

Foerster, A. 1851. Eine Centurie neuer Hymenopteren. Vierte und fόnfte Dekade. Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereins der Preussischen Rheinlande und Westfalens, Bonn 8: 1-42, 1 plate.

Gibson G.A.P. 1993. Superfamilies Mymarommatoidea and Chalcidoidea (pp. 570-655). In GOULET, H. & HUBER, J. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World: an identification guide to families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 668 pp.

Gibson, G.A.P., Huber, J.T., Woolley, J.B. (Editors) 1997. Annotated keys to the genera of Nearctic Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) :794pp National Research Council Research Press, Ottawa, Canada.

Heraty, J.M., Burks, R.A., Cruaud, A., Gibson, G.A.P., Liljeblad, J., Munro, J., Rasplus, J.-Y., Delvare, G., Janšta, P., Gumovsky, A., Huber, J., Woolley, J.B., Krogmann, L., Heydon, S., Polaszek, A., Schmidt, S., Darling, D.C., Gates, M.W., Mottern, J., Murray, E., Dal Molin, A., Triapitsyn, S., Baur, H., Pinto, J.D., van Noort, S., George, J. & Yoder, M. 2013. A phylogenetic analysis of the megadiverse Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera). Cladistics 29: 466–542. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cla.12006

Laudonia S, Viggiani G, Biondi S. 2017. A new species of Poropoea Foerster from Africa (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Trichogrammatidae). ZooKeys 658: 81–87. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.658.11501

Nagaraja, H. 1979. Studies on Trichogrammatoidea (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Oriental Insects 12(4): 489-530.

Pinto, J.D. & George, J. 2004. Kyuwia, a new genus of Trichogrammatidae (Hymenoptera) from Africa. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 106: 531-539.

Prinsloo, G.L. 1984. An illustrated guide to the parasitic wasps associated with citrus pests in the Republic of South Africa. Science Bulletin, Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa 402:

Viggiani, G. 2019. New genera, species, and records of Trichogrammatidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). Fragmenta Entomologica 51: 161-186. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/fe.2019.377

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Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

Citation: van Noort, S. 2024. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).

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