Selitrichodes neseri n. sp, a new parasitoid of the eucalyptus gall wasp Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae)
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Kelly, Janine
La Salle, John
Harney, Marlene
Dittrich-Schroder, Gudrun
Hurley, Brett Phillip
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Magnolia Press
Abstract
Selitrichodes neseri Kelly & La Salle n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae), is
described as a parasitoid of the invasive eucalyptus gall wasp Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La
Salle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae), which is causing substantial damage
particularly in commercial Eucalyptus plantations. Selitrichodes neseri was originally
collected in Australia in 2010 when searching for biological control agents of L. invasa. It has
since been reared in quarantine in South Africa where it is being evaluated for release as a
biological control agent of L. invasa.
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Gall inducer, Biological control
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Kelly, J, La Salle, J, Harney, M, Dittrich-Schroder, G & Hurley, B 2012, 'Selitrichodes neseri n sp a new parasitoid of the eucalyptus gall wasp Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae)', Zootaxa, no. 3333, pp. 50-57.