Author
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Schauff, Michael |
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Submitted to: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 10/9/1997 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: The citrus leafminer is a pest of citrus in many regions of the world, including the U.S. This small moth larva mines the leaves of citrus and damages the tree. Biological control of citrus leafminer is being investigated by scientists around the world as the cheapest and most effective way of mitigating the damage caused by this pest. In this paper two species of parasites which attach the leafminer and which have been previously unknown to science are described and illustrated. The information presented here will allow workers trying to control citrus leafminer to identify these parasites and differentiate them from other species attacking the leafminer. Technical Abstract: Two new species of Eulophidae, subfamily Entedoninae (Hymenoptera) (Pediobius puertoricensis Schauff n. sp. from Puerto Rico and Chrysocharodes lasallei Schauff n. s. from Colombia) reared from the citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillarridae) are described and illustrated. |
