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Issue: Vol. 3419 No. 1: 13 Aug. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-08-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3419.1.2
Page range: 53–61
Abstract views: 70
PDF downloaded: 35

Nomenclatural changes in Anastatus Motschulsky and the description of Anastatus eurycanthae Gibson n. sp. (Eupelmidae: Eupelminae), an egg parasitoid of Eurycantha calcarata Lucas (Phasmida: Phasmatidae) from Papua New Guinea

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, K. W. Neatby Bldg., 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0C6
Papua New Guinea Oil Palm Research Association Inc., Dami Research Station, P O Box 97, Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Oil Palm Research Association Inc., Dami Research Station, P O Box 97, Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Phasmatodea Giant Spiny Stick Insect oil palm pest

Abstract

Anastatus eurycanthae Gibson n. sp. (Eupelmidae: Eupelminae) is newly described as an egg parasitoid of Eurycanthacalcarata Lucas (Phasmida: Phasmatidae), an important pest of oil palm in Papua New Guinea. Both sexes are describedand illustrated by macrophotography and scanning electron microscopy. Basic biological data are provided on the parasi-toid. Six species are transferred from A. (Anastatus) Motschulsky to other genera, namely Eupelmus tennysoni Girault(1921) revived comb., Eupelmus (Eupelmus) darwini (Girault 1915) n. comb., Reikosiella (Hirticauda) pasteuri (Girault1915) n. comb., R. (Hirticauda) tricolor (Girault 1915) n. comb., Tineobius (Tineobius) adamsi (Yoshimoto & Ishii 1965) n. comb., and T. (Tineobius) crassipes (Yoshimoto & Ishii 1965) n. comb.

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