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A new Trissolcus Ashmead species (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from Pakistan: species description and its role as a biological control agent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Anthony R. Clarke
Anthony R. Clarke*
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Dr A.R. Clarke, CRC for Temperate Hardwood Forestry, Locked Bag No. 2, Post Office Sandy Bay, Hobart 7005, Tasmania, Australia.
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Abstract

Trissolcus crypticus sp. n., a sibling species of T. basalis (Wollaston), is described. Introduced from Pakistan into Australia and Hawaii (via Australia) as a ‘strain’ of T. basalis, it was widely released for the biological control of Nezera viridula (Linnaeus). In Australia, the species reputedly gave widespread control of N. viridula populations in inland and northern areas. Examination of all available T. basalis specimens in Australia failed to discover any T. crypticus (other than voucher specimens) and its role as a biological agent warrants reassessment.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 83 , Issue 4 , December 1993 , pp. 523 - 527
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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