Author/Authors :
Bodlah, Imran Laboratory of Biosystematics - Department of Entomology - Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid AgricultureUniversity - Rawalpindi, Pakistan , Naeem, Muhammad Laboratory of Biosystematics - Department of Entomology - Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid AgricultureUniversity - Rawalpindi, Pakistan , Khaliq, Sobia Laboratory of Biosystematics - Department of Entomology - Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid AgricultureUniversity - Rawalpindi, Pakistan , Bodlah, Muhammad Adnan Department of Entomology - Nanjing Agricultural University - Nanjing , China , Aihetasham, Ayesha Department of Zoology - University of the Punjab - Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract :
The parasitoid species,Anisopteromalus calandrae(Howard, 1881) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) is recorded for the first time from Rawalpindi and IslamabadPunjab (Pakistan). It was detected on mung bean (Vigna radiata) and kidney bean(Phaseolusvulgaris);damaged by two species of GenusCallosobruchus:C.chinensisand C. maculatus.Main identification charactersand measurements of taxonomically important partssupported with micrographs have been given forfuture identification and its possible utilization againstC. chinensisand C. maculateson various stored products.
