Description of Eretmocerus cocois sp. n. (Hymenoptera : Chalcidoidea), a parasitoid of Aleurotrachelus atratus (Hemiptera : Aleyrodidae) on the coconut palm

Eretmocerus cocois Delvare sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) is described and illustrated. The adults emerge from fourth instar larvae of Aleurotrachelus altratus Hempel (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) which presently heavily infests the coconut plantations in Comoros islands. It is compared withe E. pallidus Dozier a diagnosis of which is given, together with new illustrations and with two other Eretmocerus also reared from Aleurotrachelus nymphs. A lectotype is selected for E. pallidus.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Delvare, Gérard, Genson, Gwenaëlle, Borowiec, Nicolas, Etienne, Jean, Abdoul-Karime, Anli Liachouroutu, Beaudoin-Ollivier, Laurence
Format:	article biblioteca
Language:	eng
Subjects:	H10 - Ravageurs des plantes, L60 - Taxonomie et géographie animales, Cocos nucifera, Aleyrodidae, Eretmocerus, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1716, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8381, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_27192, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3406, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1790, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3081,
Online Access:	http://agritrop.cirad.fr/543693/
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