Taxonomy of the telenomus busseolae species-complex (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) egg parasitoids of cereal stem borers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, pyralidae)

Morphological studies of different populations of what was previously considered to be a single species, Telenomus busseolae Gahan, revealed a complex of three distinct species. A total of four species were found to belong to this complex, all of which are egg parasitoids of stem boring Lepidoptera...

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Main Authors: Polaszek, A., Ubeku, J.A., Bosque-Perez, N.A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1993
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180397
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Ubeku, J.A.
Bosque-Perez, N.A.
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description Morphological studies of different populations of what was previously considered to be a single species, Telenomus busseolae Gahan, revealed a complex of three distinct species. A total of four species were found to belong to this complex, all of which are egg parasitoids of stem boring Lepidoptera belonging to the closely related noctuid genera Busseola and Sesamia, with a single record from the pyralid stem borer genus Coniesta. All these host genera are of major economic importance as cereal pests. Two of the four Telenomus spp. are fully sympatric with regard to distribution, hosts and oviposition period. Two species, Telenomus isis and Telenomus nagarajae, are described as new.
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spelling CGSpace1803972026-01-23T02:03:09Z Taxonomy of the telenomus busseolae species-complex (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) egg parasitoids of cereal stem borers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, pyralidae) Polaszek, A. Ubeku, J.A. Bosque-Perez, N.A. taxonomy lepidoptera telenomus busseolae pyralidae scelionidae Morphological studies of different populations of what was previously considered to be a single species, Telenomus busseolae Gahan, revealed a complex of three distinct species. A total of four species were found to belong to this complex, all of which are egg parasitoids of stem boring Lepidoptera belonging to the closely related noctuid genera Busseola and Sesamia, with a single record from the pyralid stem borer genus Coniesta. All these host genera are of major economic importance as cereal pests. Two of the four Telenomus spp. are fully sympatric with regard to distribution, hosts and oviposition period. Two species, Telenomus isis and Telenomus nagarajae, are described as new. 1993-06 2026-01-22T11:03:28Z 2026-01-22T11:03:28Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180397 en Limited Access application/pdf Polaszek, A., Ubeku, J.A., & Bosque-Perez, N.A. (1993). Taxonomy of the telenomus busseolae species-complex (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) egg parasitoids of cereal stem borers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Pyralidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 83(2), 221-226.
spellingShingle taxonomy
lepidoptera
telenomus busseolae
pyralidae
scelionidae
Polaszek, A.
Ubeku, J.A.
Bosque-Perez, N.A.
Taxonomy of the telenomus busseolae species-complex (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) egg parasitoids of cereal stem borers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, pyralidae)
title Taxonomy of the telenomus busseolae species-complex (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) egg parasitoids of cereal stem borers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, pyralidae)
title_full Taxonomy of the telenomus busseolae species-complex (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) egg parasitoids of cereal stem borers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, pyralidae)
title_fullStr Taxonomy of the telenomus busseolae species-complex (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) egg parasitoids of cereal stem borers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, pyralidae)
title_full_unstemmed Taxonomy of the telenomus busseolae species-complex (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) egg parasitoids of cereal stem borers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, pyralidae)
title_short Taxonomy of the telenomus busseolae species-complex (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) egg parasitoids of cereal stem borers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, pyralidae)
title_sort taxonomy of the telenomus busseolae species complex hymenoptera scelionidae egg parasitoids of cereal stem borers lepidoptera noctuidae pyralidae
topic taxonomy
lepidoptera
telenomus busseolae
pyralidae
scelionidae
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180397
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