Nomenclatural spring cleaning: tidying Aphelinidae of taxa that do not spark joy, and a new species of Prococcobius Hayat (Aphelinidae: Coccophaginae)
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DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2024.2436124
Abstract: ABSTRACT Family, tribal and generic concepts of some taxa within, or historically associated with, Aphelinidae are revised. At the family level, we transfer Noyesaphytis from Aphelinidae to Azotidae, and we remove Encarsia gallicola and Encarsia… read more here.
Keywords: aphelinidae; new species; encarsia; species prococcobius ... See more keywords
New Record of Encarsia protransvena and Confirmed Occurrence of Encarsia hispida (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) as Parasitoids of Singhiella simplex (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Italy
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DOI: 10.3390/insects16010040
Abstract: Simple Summary We report the detection of Encarsia protransvena and confirm Encarsia hispida as parasitoids of the exotic invasive whitefly Singhiella simplex (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Italy. Native to the Oriental region, S. simplex has now… read more here.
Keywords: encarsia protransvena; singhiella simplex; encarsia; simplex hemiptera ... See more keywords