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Se revisan dos de los principales grupos de hime-nópteros parasitoides en México, los calcidoideos y los icneumonoideos. Se enfatiza particularmente en ocho familias (Aphelinidae, Encyrtidae, Eulophi-dae, Mymaridae, Pteromalidae,... more
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      EntomologyBiological ControlMexicoMéxico
Encarsia trjapitzini Myartseva, sp.n. from the state of Michoacán, Mexico, is described and illustrated. Data on hosts and distribution, and a key to females of six Mexican species of the cubensis species-group are given.
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      HymenopteraAphelinidae
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      MexicoMéxicoHymenopteraDIVERSIDAD
Aphelinidae es una familia de la superfamilia Chalcidoidea en el orden Hymenoptera. Se conocen más de 1,350 especies de 43 géneros en la fauna mundial (Noyes, 2016). En México se han reportado 212 especies de 14 géneros en 6 tribus... more
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      EntomologyForestryMexicoMéxico
El género Encarsia Fürster es uno de los más diversos y de gran importancia económica en la familia Aphelinidae (Hymenoptera). Un gran número de especies han sido utilizadas en programas de control biológico clásico en todo el... more
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      HymenopteraChalcidoideaAphelinidae
Los Aphelinidae son una de las familias de Chalcidoidea más estudiadas en México, incluyendo la fauna, biología y distribuciόn durante 15 años en ecosistemas naturales y agrícolas de diferentes estados. Como resultado de las... more
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      BiodiversityInsect TaxonomyMexicoHymenoptera
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      HymenopteraHymenoptera systematicsChalcidoideaAphelinidae
Biological control is defined as the reduction of pest populations by natural enemies of insect pests, also known as biological control agents. It includes predators, parasitoids and pathogens. There are three basic types of biological... more
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      EntomologyBiological ControlMexicoMéxico
Oophagous biological control agents of T. absoluta naturally present in crops in South America (Buenos Aires and Tucumán Provinces, Argentina) and Europe (Lazio, Italia) were surveyed. A taxonomic list of species and the natural mortality... more
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      ArgentinaTomatoAphelinidaeTuta Absoluta
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      ArgentinaInvasive SpeciesBiological ControlItaly
By means of an international project, Argentinian and Italian researchers are carrying out joint research to study biological and ecological aspects of Tuta absoluta biological control. This paper lists indigenous natural enemies reported... more
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      ArgentinaInvasive SpeciesBiological ControlItaly
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      HymenopteraAphelinidaeTaxonomy of Hymenoptera
A new species, Encarsia citrícola sp. n., reared from Trialeurodes floridensis (Quaintance)collected in the State of Guanajuato, Mexico, is described and illustrated. A review and a keyto 9 parasitoid species attacking T. floridensis are... more
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      HemipteraChalcidoideaAphelinidaeTaxonomy of Hymenoptera
Host age-dependent fitness of Diaeretiella rapae was studied on cabbage aphid Brevicoryne brassicae. When given a choice of nymphs of four different ages (1, 3, 5 and 7 days), females showed a strong preference for oviposition in older... more
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      HymenopteraAphelinidae
Aphelinids are parasitoids of many phytophagous insects, it is one successful group in biological control of hemipteran pests at world level. In this paper, the species complex of this family parasitizing six of the main citrus pests of... more
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      BiodiversityMexicoHymenopteraHemiptera
A new species of the genus Coccobius from the family Aphelinidae, Coccobius pintoi Myartseva sp. nov. from the State of South Carolina, USA, is described.
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      HymenopteraChalcidoideaAphelinidae
A new aphelinid species, Mexidalgus veracruzanus sp. nov., was reared from Mesolecanium mayteni (Hempel, 1900) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) from the State of Veracruz, Mexico. This coccid species, previously known only from Brazil, is a new... more
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      Systematics (Taxonomy)TaxonomyBiological ControlMexico
A list of parasitoids of the genus Coccophagus Westwood that parasitize the soft scale Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner), in the world, is given. Data on the biology of P. nigra in Mexico are presented. A key to species of Coccophagus... more
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      BiodiversityMexicoHymenopteraBiodiversidad
Twenty species of parasitoid wasps of the family Aphelinidae were collected in mountainlocalities of the municipalities of Miquihuana and Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. This is compared with the fauna of Aphelinidae present in the urban... more
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    • Aphelinidae
Aphelinidae is a family of parasitoid wasps included in the superfamily Chalcidoidea; it is the family of Hymenoptera with the greatest number of successful cases in biological control, especially in soft scales (Hemiptera: Coccidae),... more
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      ChalcidoideaAphelinidae
Svetlana N. Myartseva started her extensive study of Mexican Chalcidoidea in 1998 as a profesor of the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico. From 2000 to 2016 she published four monographs, 15 book chapters and 91... more
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      BiodiversityMexicoHymenopteraChalcidoidea
En el Estado de Baja California Sur, México, se han colectado 25 especies de ocho géneros de la familia Aphelinidae. Se elaboró la lista de las especies de Aphelinidae descritas recientemente, incluyendo su distribución y especies... more
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      HymenopteraChalcidoideaAphelinidae
Some species of the family Aphelinidae are the most important parasitoids of armored scales (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) economically important in the world. At present, 44 species in five genera had been identified as parasitoids of 27... more
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      BiodiversityMexicoHymenopteraHemiptera
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      ZoologyReproductionBiologyPesticide Residues
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      BiodiversityMexicoHymenopteraCoccidae
TThis paper deals with the faunistic data for 13 species of Aphelinidae (Hymenoptera) within nine genera, Aphelinus Dalman, 1820, Aphytis Howard, 1900, Cales Howard, 1907, Centrodora Förster, 1878, Coccophagus Westwood, 1833, Encarsia... more
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      HymenopteraChalcidoideaAphelinidae
The family Aphelinidae at the present consists 29 described species in seven genera of these parasitic wasps in the State of Veracruz. The majority of the species are included in the genera Encarsia, Coccophagus and Aphytis. They are... more
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      MexicoHymenopteraAphelinidae
Aphelinidae is a family of small parasitoids (1-2 mm), predominantly of Hemiptera insects, some are pests of agricultural and horticultural crops. Until the year 2000, in Mexico were known nine genera and 74 species. After the study of... more
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      MexicoHymenopteraChalcidoideaAphelinidae
Two new species of the genus Encarsia Foerster (Aphelinidae),  E. Xilitla sp. nov. and E.  yumka sp. nov., collected in the states of San Luis Potosi and Tabasco, Mexico, are described.
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      Systematics (Taxonomy)MexicoHymenopteraInsects
Reproductive activities of naturally occurring population of Diaeretiella rapae (M'Intosh) (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae) on Myzus persicae were studied during spring season in New Zealand. The cabbage seedlings were highly infested with the... more
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      HymenopteraBiocontrol Science and TechnologyAphelinidae
Algunas especies de la familia Aphelinidae son los parasitoides más importantes de las escamas armadas (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) de importancia económica en el mundo. Actualmente se han identificado 44 especies en cinco géneros como... more
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      BiologyBiodiversityMexicoHymenoptera
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      HymenopteraAphelinidae
A list of parasitoids of the genus Coccophagus Westwood that parasitize the soft scale Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner), in the world, is given. Data on the biology of P. nigra in Mexico are presented. A key to species of Coccophagus... more
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      ZoologyBiodiversityMexicoHymenoptera
A new genus in the subfamily Coccophaginae (Aphelinidae), Mexidalgus gen. nov., is described based on the type species Mexidalgus toumeyellus sp. nov. from Mexico. Morphological characters of the new genus and its differences from the... more
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      ChalcidoideaAphelinidae
Se incluyen datos de los parasitoides asociados al género Aleurodicus en México (familias Aphelinidae, Eulophidae, Encyrtidae, Signiphoridae y Pteromalidae). Se reportan por primera vez los parasitoides de A. coccolobae Quaintance &... more
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      Systematics (Taxonomy)HemipteraChalcidoideaAphelinidae
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      HemipteraChalcidoideaAphelinidaeTaxonomy of Hymenoptera
Diaeretiella rapae is an important biological control agent of cabbage aphid. Host searching, handling and oviposition behaviour were foraging time searching for hosts. Host handling time of the parasitoid decreased with increased number... more
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      HymenopteraNew Zealand Plant ProtectionAphelinidae
The aim of this study was to investigate the biological control of the green shield scale, Pulvinaria psidii Maskell (Hemiptera: Coccidae), on guava trees in Gahrbiya, Egypt, by the release of two of its natural enemies. For this purpose,... more
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      BiologyBiological ControlParasitoidAphelinidae
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      Evolutionary BiologyZoologyBiodiversityInsect Taxonomy
The present work contributes to an accurate quantification method of the parameters of the biotic potential of Encarsia formosa Gahan (Hymenoptera Aphelinidae), applicable to other species of whitefly parasitoids. The oviposition devices... more
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      ZoologyMethodologyBiologyLongevity
La familia Aphelinidae incluye avispas parasíticas muy pequeñas, con una longitud corporal de cerca de 1 mm. Su cuerpo es corto y compacto, de color amarillo, pardo o negro, con ojos grandes, antenas con menos de 8 segmentos, mandíbulas... more
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      MexicoMéxicoHymenopteraChalcidoidea
Three species of parasitoids were reared from the whitefly Aleurothrixus chivelensis in Tamaulipas, Mexico: Encarsia americana (DeBach & Rose), E. dimai Myartseva and E. altamira sp. nov., which is described in this article, and belongs... more
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      BiodiversityBiological ControlMexicoHymenoptera
Two new species of Aphelinidae are described from the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico: Coccophagus indefinitus Myartseva n. sp., a parasitoid of Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner) on mistletoe Phoradendron quadrangulare (Kunth) Griseb., huisache... more
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      HymenopteraAphelinidae
Las escamas suaves (Coccoidea: Coccidae) son insectos fitófagos, muchos son plagas potenciales de plantas valiosas para el hombre, tales como los frutales y ornamentales. Las especies plaga más importantes usualmente son cosmopolitas y... more
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      BiodiversityMexicoHymenopteraCoccidae
Four new species of Encarsia Förster (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from Mexico are described— E. albata Myartseva sp. n. (State of Nuevo León), E. barracas Myartseva sp. n. (State of Baja California Sur), E. chichenitza Myartseva sp. n.... more
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      BiodiversityInsect TaxonomySystematic EntomologyHymenoptera
Se describe Encarsia morela Myartseva n. sp. Se presenta la clave y la revisión de nueve especies de Encarsia que parasitan a Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood), su distribución y la lista de hospederos.
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      HemipteraHymenoptera systematicsChalcidoideaAphelinidae
Coccophagus funiculatus Myartseva sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), reared from the soft scale genus Toumeyella (Hemiptera: Coccidae), is described, and the aphelinid species associated with Toumeyella species in the New World are... more
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      HymenopteraChalcidoideaAphelinidae
La familia Aphelinidae es una de las más importantes en el control biológico de insectos plaga a nivel mundial, incluye 34 géneros y aproximadamente 1,300 especies, con 12 géneros y 184 especies en México. El género Encarsia es el más... more
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      HymenopteraChalcidoideaAphelinidae
A short review and a key to identify the Mexican species of Eretmocerus with short antennal club are given. Eretmocerus clavator Myartseva, sp. n., from the State of Jalisco, Mexico, is described.
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      Systematics (Taxonomy)BiodiversityMexicoHymenoptera
Cymbidium scale, Lepidosaphes pinnaeformis (Bouche) was found to be parasitized by an Aphelinid wasp belonging to the genera Aphytis. The percent parasitization was found to range from 6 -38 %. Its occurrence is reported for the first... more
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      IndiaHymenopteraOrchidsHemiptera