Nephus (Bipunctatus) bipunctatus (Kugelann) is a predator of Peliococcus kimmericus (Kiritshenko) (Hem.: Pseudococcidae) on Lactuca serriola L. in different parts of the Fars province, Iran. Some parasitized larvae of this predaceous ladybird were collected, and two parasitoid wasps, Homalotylus flaminius (Dalman) and H. sinensis Xu & He (Hym.: Encyrtidae), reared from these larvae in the laboratory conditions. These parasitoids, which are new records for Iran, were identified by Dr Zhihong Xu. Both species are solitary endoparasitoid and the relationship between them and their host are newly reported.
Fallahzadeh, M., Shojai, M., Ostovan, H., & Kamali, K. (2006). The first report of two parasitoid wasps on the larvae of Nephus bipunctatus (Col.: Coccinellidae) from Iran. Journal of Entomological Society of Iran, 26(1), 95-96.
MLA
M. Fallahzadeh; M. Shojai; H. Ostovan; K. Kamali. "The first report of two parasitoid wasps on the larvae of Nephus bipunctatus (Col.: Coccinellidae) from Iran". Journal of Entomological Society of Iran, 26, 1, 2006, 95-96.
HARVARD
Fallahzadeh, M., Shojai, M., Ostovan, H., Kamali, K. (2006). 'The first report of two parasitoid wasps on the larvae of Nephus bipunctatus (Col.: Coccinellidae) from Iran', Journal of Entomological Society of Iran, 26(1), pp. 95-96.
VANCOUVER
Fallahzadeh, M., Shojai, M., Ostovan, H., Kamali, K. The first report of two parasitoid wasps on the larvae of Nephus bipunctatus (Col.: Coccinellidae) from Iran. Journal of Entomological Society of Iran, 2006; 26(1): 95-96.
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