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Copidosoma truncatellum (Dalman) and C.floridanum (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae), two frequently misidentified polyembryonic parasitoids of caterpillars (Lepidoptera)
Author(s) -
NOYES JOHN
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
systematic entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0307-6970
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1988.tb00241.x
Subject(s) - encyrtidae , biology , lepidoptera genitalia , polyembryony , parasitoid , hymenoptera , noctuidae , botany , zoology , ecology , fishery , embryo
In this paper it is shown that Copidosoma floridanum , a polyembryonic parasitoid of the caterpillars of Plusiinae, has almost invariably been misidentified as Copidosoma truncatellum. Both species, and also a third (chilensis) which has been synonymized incorrectly with truncatellum , are diagnosed and characters to separate them reliably are presented.