Abstract
The aphelinid genus Aphelinus is recorded for the first time from Portugal, with new records for eight species. Aphelinus daucicola Kurdjumov is recorded for the first time for the Iberian Peninsula and A. lusitanicus Japoshvili and Abrantes sp. n. is described as new. Aphelinus toxopteraphidis Kurdjumov is synonymized with A. varipes (Förster). Distribution, synonyms, and host information, where available, are given for each species treated. A key to Aphelinus species from the Iberian Peninsula is provided.
Highlights
One of the most important groups for the biological control of plant-feeding insects is the parasitic wasps of the superfamily Chalcidoidea (Yasnosh 1995; Noyes 2005)
Species have been used against many aphid pests, most successfully A. mali (Haldeman) for biological control of Eriosoma lanigerum, the woolly apple aphid (Nikol’skaya and Yasnosh 1966; Yasnosh 2002)
Prior to our studies on Aphelinus species from the Iberian Peninsula, the following eight species were known from Spain: A. abdominalis (Dalman), A. asychis Walker, A. chaonia Walker, A. flaviventris Kurdjumov, A. humilis Mercet, A. mali (Haldeman), A. semiflavus Howard, and A. varipes (Forster)
Summary
Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713192031. Aphelinus species (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from the Iberian Peninsula, with the description of one new species from Portugal. Abrantes b a Department of Invertebrate Animals, Institute of Zoology, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi, Georgia b Departmento de Zoologia, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Online Publication Date: 26 July 2006.
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