Bulletin of Entomological Research (1989) 79, 283-284

Annette K. Walker (1989)
Synonymy of two Apanteles species (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitizing the coconut flat moth, Agonoxena argaula Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Agonoxenidae)
Bulletin of Entomological Research 79 (2), 283-284
Abstract: Apanteles agonoxenae Fullaway and A. orelia Nixon are found to be conspecific. The valid name for this species is A. agonoxenae and A. orelia is a junior synonym of it. The species, which is a parasite on the coconut pest Agonoxena argaula Meyrick in the south-western Pacific, is redescribed, its distribution and biology are summarized and attention is drawn to its potential as a biological control agent.
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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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Agonoxena argaula
Dolichogenidea agonoxenae (parasitoid)			Tonga
Dolichogenidea agonoxenae (parasitoid)			Samoa
Dolichogenidea agonoxenae (parasitoid)	Agonoxena argaula		Fiji Islands