A new species of Uscanoidea Girault (Hymenoptera, Trichogrammatidae), an egg parasitoid of Monalonion dissimulatum Distant (Hemiptera, Miridae)

By

Gamboa-Tabares, Jean
Pérez-Benavides, A. Lucía
Ospina-Peñuela, Esaú
Serna, Francisco
Viggiani, Gennaro

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

97

Pages

191--206

Subjects

Antennal club , Biological control , Cocoa , fore wing , genitalia

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.111008

 

Abstract

A new species of Uscanoidea Girault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), Uscanoidea ricoi Viggiani, Gamboa & Pérez-Benavides, sp. nov., is described and illustrated. The species is a solitary egg parasitoid of Monalonion dissimulatum Distant (Hemiptera: Miridae), the main insect pest on cocoa crops. An identification key for the described Uscanoidea species of the world is provided. The new species has a high potential for the biological control of the true bug M. dissimulatum in cocoa plantations in the Neotropical region.