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Research Project: Biological Control for Management of Invasive Pest Management, Emphasizing Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Spotted Wing Drosophila and other Invasive Insect Pests of Crops

Location: Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit

Title: Description of a new species of the genus Atanycolus Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitizing Lamprodila nobilissima bellula (Lewis) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in China

Author
item CAO, LIANG-MING - Chinese Academy Of Forestry
item XIE, JI-YU - Chinese Academy Of Forestry
item Wang, Xingeng
item WANG, XIAO-YI - Chinese Academy Of Forestry
item POLAND, THERESE - Us Forest Service (FS)
item PETRICE, TOBY - Us Forest Service (FS)
item YANG, ZHONG-QI - Chinese Academy Of Forestry

Submitted to: Zootaxa
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/22/2024
Publication Date: 5/10/2024
Citation: Cao, L., Xie, J., Wang, X., Wang, X., Poland, T.M., Petrice, T.R., Yang, Z. 2024. Description of a new species of the genus Atanycolus Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitizing Lamprodila nobilissima bellula (Lewis) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in China. Zootaxa. 5448(2):248–260. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.2.5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.2.5

Interpretive Summary: The rednecked longhorn beetle (RLB) is a high-risk invasive pest, attacking various Rosacea trees. To develop a proactive biological control program for this pest in the U.S., we conducted surveys of RLB natural enemies in China in 2023. One new species of a parasitic wasp was discovered during the surveys. The parasitic wasp can readily attack another related and major wood-boring pest of peach trees. This study describes this newly discovered species as a potential biological control agent for the wood-boring pest.

Technical Abstract: Atanycolus yangi sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), a new species parasitizing the flatheaded wood borer, Lamprodila nobilissima bellula (Lewis) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), is described. Lamprodila nobilissima bellula is a serious wood boring pest of Rosacea trees in North China. We collected adult specimens of A. yangi sp. nov. searching for hosts on infested tree trunks and confirmed the host-parasitoid association by dissecting parasitized hosts from infested trees in the field and rearing the parasitoid from L. nobilissima bellula -infested host tree logs in the laboratory. Adult images for both sexes of the new parasitoid species are provided. A morphological identification key to Oriental and Palaearctic species similar to A. yangi sp. nov is also presented.