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Taxonomic problems in the Aphanogmus hakonensis species complex; (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronidae) common hyperparasitoids in biocontrol programmes against lepidopterous pests in the tropics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Andrew Polaszek  and
Paul Dessart
Andrew Polaszek*
Affiliation:
International Institute of Entomology, London, UK
Paul Dessart
Affiliation:
Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Bruxelles, Belgium
*
A. Polaszek, International Institute of Entomology, 56 Queen's Gate, London, SW7 5JR, UK.
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Abstract

Morphological studies of different populations of what was previously considered to be a single species, Aphanogmus hakonensis Ashmead, revealed the presence of a complex of species which are extremely difficult to distinguish without detailed studies of male genitalia. Several of these species have been misidentified during biological control programmes or parasitoid surveys. These misidentifications are corrected, and two new species, Aphanogmus captiosus and Aphanogmus thylax are described. The hakonensis-complex is diagnosed. As far as is known, all species are hyperparasitoids of lepidopteran larvae via various hymenopteran or dipteran primary parasitoids.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 86 , Issue 4 , August 1996 , pp. 419 - 422
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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