COCCOPHAGUS OCHRACEUS HOWARD (HYMENOPTERA : APHELINIDAE), A NEW RECORDED PARASITOID OF THE SOFT SCALE INSECT, PULVINARIA TENUIVALVATA (NEWSTEAD) (HOMOPTEFtA : COCCIDAE) ON SUGAR CANE, SACCHARUM OFFICINARUML IN EGYPT | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||||
Article 5, Volume 84, Issue 2, July 2006, Page 349-354 PDF (1.47 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2006.230302 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
SHABAN ABD-RABOU; SAADIA A. ABD-EL-SAMEA | ||||
Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The newly recorded species, Coccophagus ochraceus Howard (Hymenoptera : Aphelinidae) is redescribed and compared with C scutellaris (Dalman). The two species parasitize the soft scale insect, Pulvinalia tenuiyalvata (Newstead) (Homoptera : Coccidae) on sugar cane, Saccharum offlanarum L. in Qena, Egypt. Diagnosis and illustrations of the two parasitoid species are provided. | ||||
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