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An African ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) in Australasia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

M. G. Fitton ,
I. D. Gauld ,
L. I. N. Roberts  and
A. K. Walker
M. G. Fitton
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.
I. D. Gauld
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.
L. I. N. Roberts
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.
A. K. Walker
Affiliation:
DSIR, Entomology Division, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Abstract

The occurrence of the African ichneumonine Ctenochares bicolorus (L.) in Australia and New Zealand as a parasite of the crop pest Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esp.)/C. eriosoma (Dbd.) is reported. The advent of the species to Australasia is discussed in relation to the known distribution and host associations of the genus.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 73 , Issue 3 , September 1983 , pp. 465 - 468
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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