Cotesia icipe sp. n., a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of importance in the biological control of Lepidopteran pests in Africa
A new species of Microgastrinae, Cotesia icipe Fernández-Triana & Fiaboe, sp. n., is described from eastern Africa. It was reared in Kenya as a solitary parasitoid from two major amaranth pests, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) and S. exigua (Hübner, 1808); study...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Hymenoptera Research |
| Online Access: | https://jhr.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=21015 |