Journals / Turkish Journal of Zoology / 2015 / Cilt: 39 - Sayı: 1

Copidosoma boucheanum Ratzeburg (Hym.: Encyrtidae): new record from Iran

Pages
185–187
DOI
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Abstract

The encyrtid species Copidosoma boucheanum Ratzeburg (Hym.: Chalcidoidea, Encyrtidae) was identified and is reported for the first time from Iran. These specimens were reared from leafroller larvae (Lep.: Tortricidae) on Populus sp. as a polyembryonic endoparasitoid. Copidosoma species of Iran are listed with their distribution.

Özet

The encyrtid species Copidosoma boucheanum Ratzeburg (Hym.: Chalcidoidea, Encyrtidae) was identified and is reported for the first time from Iran. These specimens were reared from leafroller larvae (Lep.: Tortricidae) on Populus sp. as a polyembryonic endoparasitoid. Copidosoma species of Iran are listed with their distribution.

Keywords: Tortricidae, Copidosoma, biological control, distribution, new record