Open AccessTWO AUSTRALIAN ELASMUS SPP. (HYMENOPTERA: ELASMIDAE), PARASITOIDS OF PECTINOPHORA GOSSYPIELLA (SAUNDERS) (LEPIDOPTERA: GELECHIIDAE): THEIR TAXONOMY AND BIOLOGY
Author(s) -
Naumann I. D.,
Sands D. P. A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1984.tb01901.x
Subject(s) - gelechiidae , biology , lepidoptera genitalia , hymenoptera , biological pest control , taxonomy (biology) , botany , zoology , ecology
Two species of Elasmus Westwood, E. broomensis sp. n. and E. bellicaput Girault, are parasitoids of Pectinophora gossypiella in the northern area of Western Australia. E. broomensis is described and E. bellicaput redescribed. Aspects of the biology of the parasitoids and their potential as biological control agents are discussed.