A New Euphorine Species of Aridelus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) Associated with a Subsocial Bug Elasmucha putoni (Heteroptera, Acanthosomatidae) :

• MAETO,Kaoru

  Hokkaido Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

• KUDO,Shinichi

  Entomological Institute, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University

Abstract

Aridelus elasmuchae sp. nov., which parasitizes nymphs of a subsocial bug, Elasmucha putoni, is described. Behavioral interactions between the parasitoids and the adult female bugs attending the host nymphs are recorded. The female bugs respond sharply to the parasitoids and usually drive them from the nymphs, but the parasitoids repeatedly attempt to oviposit into nymphs, walking around the nymphal aggregation. Percentage parasitism in the field population is high.

Journal

• 昆蟲

  昆蟲 60 (1), 77-84, 1992-03-25

  東京昆蟲學會

Keywords

• Aridelus
• Braconidae
• Elasmucha
• Acanthosomatidae
• maternal care

Details

• CRID: 1543950420050093696
• NII Article ID: 110004022043
• NII Book ID: AN0009425X
• Web Site: http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/10654273
• Text Lang: en
• Data Source:
  • NDL-Digital
  • CiNii Articles