Notes on the new parasitoid species, coeeidoxenoides peregrinus (timberlank) (hymenoptera: encyrtidae) on planoeoeeus eitri (risso) (homoptera: pseudococcidae) in egypt [electronic resource].

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The parasitoid species, Coccidoxenoides peregrinus (Timberlake) (= Pauridia peregrina Timberlake) was recorded for the first time in Egypt (April 2008) on the Citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri (Risso) infesting the ornamental host plant (Croton): Codiaeum variegatum at Giza region, Egypt. This parasitoid is a solitary,endoparasitoid and thelytokous species on this pest. The parasitoid adult female is about 1.29 ± 0.07 rom long and 0.302 ± 0.03 rom wide. It completed its life cycle in approximately one month at 27±I°C and 6O±5 % RH. The hyperparasitoid species, Chartocerus subaeneus (Forster) (Hymenoptera: Signiphoridae) was secured from the primary parasitoid mummies. C. peregrinus was reported parasitizing Planococcus ficus on grapes in the Coachella valley, California, U.S.A. (Katz, 2000), and was previously used in biological control programs against P. citri in California, Bermuda, Chile and Italy (Bartlett, 1977; Bennett, 1959 and Zinna 1960). Joyes et. al. (2001) studied the behavior and host selection of this parasitoid, on P. ficus. Thanks are due to Prof. Dr. A. R. Hamed, Chief Researcher in Biological Control Research Department,Plant protection Research Institute for the identification of the parasitoids.

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