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A new Eulophid egg-parasite associated with <i>Tragocephala</i> SPP. on cacao, with comparative notes on other species (Hym., Chalcidoidea)

Domain:

agriculture
Creator:
G.
Publisher:
Cam
Host:
A Chalcidoid egg-parasite of longhorn beetles of the genus Tragocephala , which damage shoots of cacao in West Africa, is attributed to the genus Aprostocetus Westw. (Eulophidae) and a new species, A. lamiicidus , is described for its reception. The morphological differences between this and some other African species of known economic importance are discussed and figured.

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