Open AccessPhanuromyia ricaniae Nam, Lee & Talamas sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) reared from the eggs of Ricania shantungensis Chou & Lu (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae) in Asia
Author(s) -
Sanghyeok Nam,
Huayan Chen,
Elijah J. Talamas,
Gwan-Seok Lee,
Wei Dong,
Lijuan Sun,
Seung Hwan Lee
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
zootaxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.621
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1175-5334
pISSN - 1175-5326
DOI - 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.1.6
Subject(s) - biology , hemiptera , planthopper , scelionidae , hymenoptera , delphacidae , coccidae , auchenorrhyncha , biological pest control , homoptera , genus , parasitoid , sternorrhyncha , subfamily , host (biology) , botany , pest analysis , zoology , ecology , biochemistry , gene
The genus Phanuromyia in the subfamily Telenominae (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) consists of 60 described species, for which host records indicate they are egg parasitoids of lanternflies and planthoppers (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha). In this study, we describe a new species of the genus, P. ricaniae sp. n., reared from the eggs of a planthopper, Ricania shantungensis Chou & Lu (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae). This planthopper has been considered as a serious invasive pest in South Korean agriculture. Ricania shantungensis has a wide host range, including economically important crops such as apple, peach, and pear. Phanuromyia ricaniae therefore has the potential to be a biological control agent against ricaniid planthoppers.