Orientopius Fischer (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Opiinae) new for Europe, with first notes on its biology and description of a new species

By

Achterberg, C. van
Gumez, Jean-Luc
Martinez, Michel
Rasplus, Jean-Yves

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

28

Pages

123-134

Subjects

Agromyzidae , Biology , Braconidae , Bulgaria , Crataegus monogyna, Prunus spinosa , Diptera , Epimicta , Europe , France , new species , Opiinae , Orientopius , Palaearctic , Phytobia spp , Trachionus

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.28.3118

 

Abstract

The genus Orientopius Fischer, 1966 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Opiinae) is reported for the first time from Europe and the West Palaearctic region, its biology (parasitoids of Phytobia spp.) is given for the first time and a new species (O. europaeus sp. n.) is described from France and Bulgaria.