• Title of article

    FIRST RECORD OF AENASIUSARIZONENSIS (GIRAULT, 1915)(HYMENOPTERA, ENCYRTIDAE), A PARASITOID OF PHENACOCCUS SOLENOPSIS TINSLY, 1898 (HEMIPTERA, PSEUDOCOCCIDAE) IN IRAQ

  • Author/Authors

    Abdul-Rassoul, M.S University of Baghdad - Baghdad, Iraq

  • Pages
    8
  • From page
    93
  • To page
    100
  • Abstract
    This article reports the first record of Aenasius arizonensis(Girault, 1915) (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae) parasitizing the recently introduced species of cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsisTinsly (Hemiptera, Psedococcidae) infesting Lantana camara L.(Verbeneceae) as wellas other ornamental plants in Baghdad province, Iraq. A short morphological description is also presented.
  • Keywords
    Aenasius , Baghdad , Encyrtidae , Iraq , Phenacoccus
  • Journal title
    Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
  • Serial Year
    2018
  • Record number

    2603030