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New species of Megastylus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Orthocentrinae) reared from larvae of Keroplatidae fungus gnats (Diptera) in a Dutch orchid greenhouse |
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| Authors: | Andrei E Humala H Marjolein Kruidhof |
| Institution: | 1. Forest Research Institute, Karelian Centre of Russian Academy of Science, Petrozavodsk, Russia;2. Greenhouse Horticulture, Wageningen University &3. Research, Bleiswijk, The Netherlands |
| Abstract: | A new parasitoid wasp species belonging to the genus Megastylus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Orthocentrinae) found in an orchid nursery in The Netherlands is described and illustrated: Megastylus woelkei sp. nov. It was reared from parasitized larvae of fungus gnats (Diptera: Keroplatidae). The biology of this new species and the possibility to use it in biological pest control are briefly discussed. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7E405813-67C6-44CD-B068-97B79523592E |
| Keywords: | Biological control Lyprauta parasitoid Proceroplatus orchid root damage |