Publication Date:
2007-01-23
Description:
The species of Encarsia Foerster (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) known from Egypt are revised. A total of 14 species are treated, including one new species. E. indifferentis Mercet, 1929, is synonymised with E. inaron (Walker, 1839). All species are fully described or diagnosed, and illustrated. Host records, and species-distributions outside Egypt, are given.
Keywords:
Egypt
;
Encarsia
;
Aleyrodidae
;
Aphelinidae
;
Diaspididae
;
parasitoids
;
biological control
;
natural enemies
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42.75
Repository Name:
National Museum of Natural History, Netherlands
Type:
Article / Letter to the editor
Format:
application/pdf
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