To investigate the natural parasitoid enemies of Sphaerolecanium prunastri,a scale insect which harms wild fruit forests in western Tianshan,Xinjiang,branches seriously damaged by S.prunastri were collected and cultur...To investigate the natural parasitoid enemies of Sphaerolecanium prunastri,a scale insect which harms wild fruit forests in western Tianshan,Xinjiang,branches seriously damaged by S.prunastri were collected and cultured in glass jars for obtaining natural parasitoids.Coccophagus tianshanensis Li&Yao sp.nov.,a new species of Coccophagus(Hymenoptera:Aphelinidae)was gained and identified based on the morphological and molecular data.Morphological characteristics of C.tianshanensis are described in detail,and COI and 28S sequences are determined.In addition,a key to species of the genus Coccophagus in the world parasitizing S.prunastri was established.This investigation has found a potential natural enemy of the S.prunastri in the wild fruit forests of the West Tianshan Mountains,Xinjiang,and establishes a new natural enemy for biocontrol of this pest.展开更多
基金funded by the National Key R&D Program of China(2016YFC0501503)the Fundamental ResearchFunds for theCentral Non-profit Research Instituteof theCAF(CAFYBB2017SZ003).
文摘To investigate the natural parasitoid enemies of Sphaerolecanium prunastri,a scale insect which harms wild fruit forests in western Tianshan,Xinjiang,branches seriously damaged by S.prunastri were collected and cultured in glass jars for obtaining natural parasitoids.Coccophagus tianshanensis Li&Yao sp.nov.,a new species of Coccophagus(Hymenoptera:Aphelinidae)was gained and identified based on the morphological and molecular data.Morphological characteristics of C.tianshanensis are described in detail,and COI and 28S sequences are determined.In addition,a key to species of the genus Coccophagus in the world parasitizing S.prunastri was established.This investigation has found a potential natural enemy of the S.prunastri in the wild fruit forests of the West Tianshan Mountains,Xinjiang,and establishes a new natural enemy for biocontrol of this pest.
