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A New Genus and two New Species of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from the Banana Scab Moth, Nacoleia octasema (Meyr.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

R. D. Eady
R. D. Eady
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Entomology.
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The material on which this paper is based was bred from Nacoleia octasema (Meyr.) in New Guinea. The species of the new genus, herein described, was found to be an important primary parasite of the larva. The Tyndarichus species is a hyperparasite.

The new genus is close to Copidosoma and Litomastix, and very closely resembles the other genera of this group in both structure and habits. In the species described below the male is not unlike the males of some species of Copidosoma, and the female resembles Litomastix; the species appears to be polyembryonic. In the present state of the systematics of the ENcyrtidae it is deemed advisable to describe this species under a new genus.

I am grateful to Dr. J. Ghesquière, who consented to examine material of this genus and was generous in his advice and assistance.

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Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 50 , Issue 4 , January 1960 , pp. 667 - 670
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1960

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