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Scientific nameAprostocetus sp. (causalis-group)
Taxonomic positionDiagnosisImagesBiology / hostsThis species of Aprostocetus, hitherto misidentified as A. gala Walker, is a potential parasitoid of erythrina gall wasp (Quadrastichus erythrinae) in India. It is close to A. felix La Salle, Yang & Lin, identified from Taiwan on erythrina gall wasp. Further studies, including molecular characterization, are needed to identify the Indian populations.
ReferencesYang MM, Lin YC, Wu Y, Fisher N, Saimanee T, Sangtongpraow B, Zhu C, Chiu WC, La Salle J, 2014. Two new Aprostocetus species (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae), fortuitous parasitoids of invasive eulophid gall inducers (Tetrastichinae)
on Eucalyptus and Erythrina. Zootaxa 3846 (2): 261-272. |