Bulletin of Entomological Research (1989) 79, 1-5

Donald L.J. Quicke and Robert A. Wharton (1989)
Myosoma nyanzaensis sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitic on the stem-borer pest Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Kenya
Bulletin of Entomological Research 79 (1), 1-5
Abstract: Myosoma nyanzaensis sp. n. is described and illustrated, and is distinguished from the only other known Old World species, M. chinensis (Szépligeti) comb. n. (= Bracon chinensis Szépligeti). M. nyanzaensis is the first species of the genus to be described from the Afrotropical Region, where it has been reared as a gregarious ectoparasitoid of larvae of the pyralid moth Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) infesting maize and sorghum.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
identification/taxonomy

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Chilo partellus	Maize/corn (Zea mays)	Kenya
	Chilo partellus	Sorghum (crop)	Kenya
Myosoma chinensis (parasitoid)
Myosoma nyanzaensis (parasitoid)	Chilo partellus	Maize/corn (Zea mays)	Kenya