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

Doǧanlar M., Mendel Z.

Phytoparasitica, cilt.35, sa.4, ss.333-335, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/bf02980695
  • Dergi Adı: Phytoparasitica
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.333-335
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Biological control, Closterocerus chamaeleon, Eucalyptus, Ophelimus maskelli
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.