Two torymid species (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Torymidae) developing on Artemisia gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

Two parasitoid wasps, Torymus artemisiae Mayr and Torymoides violaceus (Nikol’skaya), were reared on Artemisia herba-alba (Asteraceae) galles, in central Iran. Torymus artemisiae and T. violaceus were developed from the gall midges: Rhopalomyia navasi Tavares and R. hispanica Tavares, respectively....

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Published in:Journal of plant protection research 2015-12, Vol.55 (4), p.351-353
Main Authors: Lotfalizadeh, Hossein, Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, Abbas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
distribution
new records
parasitoids
Torymoides
Torymus
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Summary:Two parasitoid wasps, Torymus artemisiae Mayr and Torymoides violaceus (Nikol’skaya), were reared on Artemisia herba-alba (Asteraceae) galles, in central Iran. Torymus artemisiae and T. violaceus were developed from the gall midges: Rhopalomyia navasi Tavares and R. hispanica Tavares, respectively. The occurrence of these two parasitic wasps in Iran, and their associations with R. navasi and R. hispanica, are new. Data on the wasps’ biological associations and geographical distribution are provided. The parasitoid compositions of the genus Rhopalomyia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) were also discussed.
ISSN:1899-007X
1427-4345
1899-007X
DOI:10.1515/jppr-2015-0046