Parasitoids of whiteflies (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae,Eulophidae, Platygastridae; Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Canary Islands,Madeira and the Azores |
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| Authors: | Estrella Hernández‐Suárez Aurelio Carnero Antonio Aguiar Gerhard Prinsloo John LaSalle Andrew Polaszek |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Departamento Protección Vegetal , Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias , P.B. 60, Islas Canarias, La Laguna, Tenerife, E38200, Spain;2. Laboratório Agrícola da Madeira ‐ DSIA , 9135–260 Camacha, Madeira, Portugal;3. Biosystematics Division , ARC‐Plant Protection Research Institute , Private Bag X 134, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa;4. CSIRO Entomology , GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia;5. Department of Entomology , The Natural History Museum , London, SW7 5BD;6. Department of Biological Sciences , Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine , Ascot, Berks, SL5 7PY, UK |
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| Abstract: | Data on the whitefly parasitoid species known from the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores are presented, based largely on recently collected material. A total of 26 species are treated, including six new species, six new records for the Canary Islands, two new records for Madeira, and two new records for the Azores. All species are fully described and illustrated. New species described are: Encarsia atlantica Polaszek & Hernández; Encarsia levadicola Polaszek & Hernández; Encarsia melanostoma Polaszek & Hernández; Encarsia noahi Polaszek & Hernández; Euderomphale gomer LaSalle & Hernández; Euderomphale insularis LaSalle & Hernández. A fully illustrated identification key based on females is provided for recognition of whitefly parasitoids in these archipelagos. Data on the known distribution and hosts are provided, as well as references to biology and use in biological control. |
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| Keywords: | Aleyrodidae Aphelinidae Azores biological control Canary Islands Eulophidae identification Macaronesia Madeira natural enemies parasitoids Platygastridae |
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