A new species,Galloromma hukawugensis Cao&Yang sp.nov.belonging to Gallorommatidae Gibson et al.,2007,is described.This specimen was collected from mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar.Photos and illustrations of hab...A new species,Galloromma hukawugensis Cao&Yang sp.nov.belonging to Gallorommatidae Gibson et al.,2007,is described.This specimen was collected from mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar.Photos and illustrations of habitus,antenna,legs,wings,metasoma and other structures are provided to facilitate recognition of this little-known genus and this new species.展开更多
A new species,Sclerodermus alternatusi Yang,sp.nov.(Hymenoptera:Bethylidae),is described and illustrated.Its cerambycid host,Monochamus alternatus Hope,a severe wood borer attacking many pine trees(Pinus spp.),is also...A new species,Sclerodermus alternatusi Yang,sp.nov.(Hymenoptera:Bethylidae),is described and illustrated.Its cerambycid host,Monochamus alternatus Hope,a severe wood borer attacking many pine trees(Pinus spp.),is also a vector of pine wood nematode,Bursaphelencus xylophilus,which cause severe damages to pine forests in China.The new species is a gregarious ectoparasitoid of junior larva of M.alternatus.The number of adult wasps reared from a single host larva ranges from 6 to 45.The ratio of female to male is 20:1.The new parasitoid species has a high potential in using as a biocontrol agent for the wood borer.Diagnosis of the new species with comparisons to its related species,S.pupariae Yang&Yao and a key to known species of Sclerodermus from China is provided.展开更多
Two new species of Eurytoma,E.truncatumi Yang,Liu&Cao,sp.nov.and E.acutibialis Yang,Liu&Cao,sp.nov.,are described and illustrated,as the solitary larval and pupal ectoparasitoid of Bradybatus sp.(Coleoptera:Cu...Two new species of Eurytoma,E.truncatumi Yang,Liu&Cao,sp.nov.and E.acutibialis Yang,Liu&Cao,sp.nov.,are described and illustrated,as the solitary larval and pupal ectoparasitoid of Bradybatus sp.(Coleoptera:Curculionidae),a serious pest of purpleblow maple,Acer truncatum Bunge(Aceraceae).Photographs of the characters of the new species were provided.Typical materials were deposited in Insect Museum,Chinese Academy of Forestry,Beijing.The biological characters observed and their biocontrol potential were also discussed.展开更多
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Non-profit Research Institution of CAF(CAFYBB2018ZB001)the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFC1200400)
文摘A new species,Galloromma hukawugensis Cao&Yang sp.nov.belonging to Gallorommatidae Gibson et al.,2007,is described.This specimen was collected from mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar.Photos and illustrations of habitus,antenna,legs,wings,metasoma and other structures are provided to facilitate recognition of this little-known genus and this new species.
基金part of the Research Program “The Key Techniques for Control Pine Wood Nematod”“Fundamental Research Funds of Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAFYBB2021ZG001)” for supporting the present studysupported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32370494):Taxonomic study of braconids parasitizing important cerambycids and screening of excellent natural enemies.
文摘A new species,Sclerodermus alternatusi Yang,sp.nov.(Hymenoptera:Bethylidae),is described and illustrated.Its cerambycid host,Monochamus alternatus Hope,a severe wood borer attacking many pine trees(Pinus spp.),is also a vector of pine wood nematode,Bursaphelencus xylophilus,which cause severe damages to pine forests in China.The new species is a gregarious ectoparasitoid of junior larva of M.alternatus.The number of adult wasps reared from a single host larva ranges from 6 to 45.The ratio of female to male is 20:1.The new parasitoid species has a high potential in using as a biocontrol agent for the wood borer.Diagnosis of the new species with comparisons to its related species,S.pupariae Yang&Yao and a key to known species of Sclerodermus from China is provided.
基金financially supported by the Key Project of the Fundamental Fund of the Chinese Academy of Forestry(CAFYBB2020ZB005)。
文摘Two new species of Eurytoma,E.truncatumi Yang,Liu&Cao,sp.nov.and E.acutibialis Yang,Liu&Cao,sp.nov.,are described and illustrated,as the solitary larval and pupal ectoparasitoid of Bradybatus sp.(Coleoptera:Curculionidae),a serious pest of purpleblow maple,Acer truncatum Bunge(Aceraceae).Photographs of the characters of the new species were provided.Typical materials were deposited in Insect Museum,Chinese Academy of Forestry,Beijing.The biological characters observed and their biocontrol potential were also discussed.
