Bulletin of Entomological Research (1988) 78, 435-461
T. Huddleston and Annette K. Walker (1988)
Cardiochiles (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of lepidopterous larvae, in the Sahel of Africa, with a review of the biology and host relationships of the genus
Bulletin of Entomological Research 78 (3), 435-461
Abstract: In the ecologically sensitive Sahel of West Africa, two major crop pests, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) and Heliochedus albipunctella (de Joannis), are attacked by Cardiochiles variegatus Szépligeti and C. sahelensis sp. n., respectively. The twelve Cardiochiles species present in the Sahel are revised, and a key is given for their identification. Five of these species (C. calvus sp. n., C. coelofrons sp. n., C. exiguurus sp. n., C. nixoni sp. n. and C. sahelensis sp. n.) are described, and C. striatus Brues is made a synonym of C. punctatus Szépligeti. Host relationships of the genus worldwide are discussed and the host records, principally involving Pyralidae and Noctuidae, collated. The known biology is summarized from the literature on the North American species C. nigriceps Viereck, and a comprehensive bibliography on the genus is given.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
identification/taxonomy
general biology - morphology - evolution
