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Ophelimus mediterraneus sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae): a new Eucalyptus gall wasp in the Mediterranean region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2019

N. Borowiec*
Affiliation:
UMR INRA-CNRS-Université Côte d'Azur ‘Sophia Agrobiotech Institute’, 400 Route des Chappes, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France
J. La Salle
Affiliation:
Atlas of Living Australia, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
L. Brancaccio
Affiliation:
UMR INRA-CNRS-Université Côte d'Azur ‘Sophia Agrobiotech Institute’, 400 Route des Chappes, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France Atlas of Living Australia, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia Bioline Agroscience, R&D Division, 1306 route de Biot, 06560 Valbonne, France
M. Thaon
Affiliation:
UMR INRA-CNRS-Université Côte d'Azur ‘Sophia Agrobiotech Institute’, 400 Route des Chappes, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France
S. Warot
Affiliation:
UMR INRA-CNRS-Université Côte d'Azur ‘Sophia Agrobiotech Institute’, 400 Route des Chappes, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France
M. Branco
Affiliation:
Forest Research Center, Institute Superior of Agronomy, Technical University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal
N. Ris
Affiliation:
UMR INRA-CNRS-Université Côte d'Azur ‘Sophia Agrobiotech Institute’, 400 Route des Chappes, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France
J.-C. Malausa
Affiliation:
UMR INRA-CNRS-Université Côte d'Azur ‘Sophia Agrobiotech Institute’, 400 Route des Chappes, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France
R. Burks
Affiliation:
University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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*Author for correspondence Phone: (+33)4 92 38 65 00 Fax: (+33)4 92 38 64 01 E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract

We report here for the first time the presence of Ophelimus mediterraneus sp. n. in Mediterranean Europe. This species appears to be closely related to Ophelimus maskelli, a well-known invasive pest of Eucalyptus. Based on molecular (cytochrome oxidase I, 28S), morphological (multivariate ratio analysis) and bio-ecological investigations, our study gives unambiguous relevant criteria that allow the discrimination between these two species. A full description of O. mediterraneus sp. n. is also provided. The geographic distribution of O. mediterraneus sp. n. as well as its impact on Eucalyptus species needs to be more widely assessed since its presence may have been confused with O. maskelli in their sympatric introduced areas. Further investigations of potential parasitoids in the native area may thus be welcomed to evaluate classical biological control achievability.

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