Morphology and development of immature stages of Galeopsomyia fausta (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae)

Galeopsomyia fausta LaSalle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is a Neotropical eulophid solitary ectoparasitoid of the immature stages of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). In Central and South America, the activity of this wasp has resulted in good biological control of P. citre...

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Main Authors: Llácer, Elena, Urbaneja, Alberto, Garrido, Antonio, Jaques, Josep A.
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Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5486
https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article/98/5/747/69668
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author Llácer, Elena
Urbaneja, Alberto
Garrido, Antonio
Jaques, Josep A.
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Jaques, Josep A.
Llácer, Elena
Urbaneja, Alberto
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Urbaneja, Alberto
Garrido, Antonio
Jaques, Josep A.
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description Galeopsomyia fausta LaSalle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is a Neotropical eulophid solitary ectoparasitoid of the immature stages of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). In Central and South America, the activity of this wasp has resulted in good biological control of P. citrella. Characterization of the immature morphology of parasitoids is important for the identification to the species level before adult emergence and for the quantification of the impact of these natural enemies in biological control programs. This article reports our study of the immature stages of G. fausta from a laboratory colony maintained on P. citrella that were examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The wasp has a typical hymenopteriform egg attached to the leaf chamber where P. citrella pupates. The parasitoid has three instars, very similar to each other, holopneustic, hymenopteriform, and 13-segmented. Its cuticle has multiple spines. The cranium is conspicuous and has a mandibulate suctorial mouth. On completion of its larval development an exarate pupa is produced. The distinctive attachment of the egg to the leaf and typical pupal morphology allow the identification of this parasitoid by using a binocular microscope, but identification of the larvae requires SEM. © 2005 Entomological Society of America.
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spelling ReDivia54862025-04-25T14:43:05Z Morphology and development of immature stages of Galeopsomyia fausta (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae) Llácer, Elena Urbaneja, Alberto Garrido, Antonio Jaques, Josep A. Biological control Eulophidae Galeopsomyia fausta Larval development Larval morphology Galeopsomyia fausta LaSalle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is a Neotropical eulophid solitary ectoparasitoid of the immature stages of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). In Central and South America, the activity of this wasp has resulted in good biological control of P. citrella. Characterization of the immature morphology of parasitoids is important for the identification to the species level before adult emergence and for the quantification of the impact of these natural enemies in biological control programs. This article reports our study of the immature stages of G. fausta from a laboratory colony maintained on P. citrella that were examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The wasp has a typical hymenopteriform egg attached to the leaf chamber where P. citrella pupates. The parasitoid has three instars, very similar to each other, holopneustic, hymenopteriform, and 13-segmented. Its cuticle has multiple spines. The cranium is conspicuous and has a mandibulate suctorial mouth. On completion of its larval development an exarate pupa is produced. The distinctive attachment of the egg to the leaf and typical pupal morphology allow the identification of this parasitoid by using a binocular microscope, but identification of the larvae requires SEM. © 2005 Entomological Society of America. 2017-06-01T10:12:25Z 2017-06-01T10:12:25Z 2005 article publishedVersion Llácer, E., Urbaneja, A., Garrido, A., Jacas, J. -A (2005). Morphology and development of immature stages of Galeopsomyia fausta (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 98(5), 747-753. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5486 10.1603/0013-8746(2005)098[0747:MADOIS]2.0.CO;2 https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article/98/5/747/69668 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Biological control
Eulophidae
Galeopsomyia fausta
Larval development
Larval morphology
Llácer, Elena
Urbaneja, Alberto
Garrido, Antonio
Jaques, Josep A.
Morphology and development of immature stages of Galeopsomyia fausta (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae)
title Morphology and development of immature stages of Galeopsomyia fausta (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae)
title_full Morphology and development of immature stages of Galeopsomyia fausta (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae)
title_fullStr Morphology and development of immature stages of Galeopsomyia fausta (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae)
title_full_unstemmed Morphology and development of immature stages of Galeopsomyia fausta (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae)
title_short Morphology and development of immature stages of Galeopsomyia fausta (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae)
title_sort morphology and development of immature stages of galeopsomyia fausta hymenoptera eulophidae tetrastichinae
topic Biological control
Eulophidae
Galeopsomyia fausta
Larval development
Larval morphology
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5486
https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article/98/5/747/69668
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