A new species of Bassus (Hymenoptera : Braconidae : Agathidinae) parasiticon Samea multiplicalis, a natural control agent of waterlettuce

Authors
Newton, BL Sharkey, MJ
Citation
Bl. Newton et Mj. Sharkey, A new species of Bassus (Hymenoptera : Braconidae : Agathidinae) parasiticon Samea multiplicalis, a natural control agent of waterlettuce, FLA ENTOMOL, 83(3), 2000, pp. 284-289
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST
ISSN journal
00154040 → ACNP
Volume
83
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
284 - 289
Database
ISI
SICI code
0015-4040(200009)83:3<284:ANSOB(>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A new species of braconid (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Agathidinae), Bassus ag athoides, is described from Florida. The phylogenetic position of this spec ies within Bassus is discussed. It is a parasitoid of Samea multiplicalis ( Guenee) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), a natural control agent of waterlettuce, Pistia stratiotes L. (Araceae), an important aquatic weed. Characters to di stinguish B. agathoides from other species of Nearctic Bassus are provided.