Open AccessTHE BIOLOGY OF PRISTOCERA RUFA KIEFFER (HYMENOPTERA: BETHYLIDAE), A PARASITE OF PANTORHYTES SZENTIVANYI MARSHALL (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Author(s) -
BAKER* G. L.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1976.tb01686.x
Subject(s) - biology , curculionidae , hymenoptera , new guinea , parasitism , zoology , larva , pest analysis , ecology , host (biology) , parasite hosting , botany , ethnology , world wide web , computer science , history
A description is given of the development and behaviour of Pristocera rufa Kieffer, an ectoparasite of the larvae of Pantorhytes szentivanyi Marshall. The host is a serious pest of cacao trees in the Northern District of Papua New Guinea. Parasitism rarely exceeded 5 per cent and the species is of minor importance in regulating populations of P. szentivanyi.