Note: First record of the eucalyptus gall wasp Ophelimus maskelli and its parasitoid, Closterocerus chamaeleon, in Turkey

Doǧanlar M., Mendel Z.

Phytoparasitica, vol.35, no.4, pp.333-335, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/bf02980695
  • Journal Name: Phytoparasitica
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.333-335
  • Keywords: Biological control, Closterocerus chamaeleon, Eucalyptus, Ophelimus maskelli
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The Eucalyptus gall wasp Ophelimus maskelli (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae: Ophelimini) and its introduced parasitoid Closterocerus chamaeleon (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae: Entedoninae) are recorded for the first time in the Mediterranean and Aegean Regions of Turkey. Some morphological characters of adult and larva of O. maskelli and larva of C. chamaeleon are described and illustrated. Distributions of the two wasps collected in Turkey are given. Results indicate that the biological control agent, C. chamaeleon, has spread over 1,300 km in the 16 months since its initial release.