SPECIES OF MICROGASTRINAE (HYMENOPTERA, BRACONIDAE) PARASITIZING LEPIDOPTEROUS CEREAL STEM BORERS IN AFRICA

Authors
WALKER AK
Citation
Ak. Walker, SPECIES OF MICROGASTRINAE (HYMENOPTERA, BRACONIDAE) PARASITIZING LEPIDOPTEROUS CEREAL STEM BORERS IN AFRICA, Bulletin of entomological research, 84(3), 1994, pp. 421-434
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Bulletin of entomological research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00074853
Volume
84
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
421 - 434
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-4853(1994)84:3<421:SOM(BP>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The taxonomy of 10 species of Braconidae (Microgastrinae) which are pa rasitoids of cereal stem borers in Africa is revised. Dolichogenidea c ameroonensis, D. fuscivora, D. oryzae and D. polaszeki, are described as new, Apanteles procerae Risbec is synonymized with Dolichogenidea a ethiopica (Cameron) comb. n., syn. n. A key is given and host associat ions are listed. A summary table of the species mentioned in the text together with their hosts is also provided.