Bulletin of Insectology (2023) 76, 127-132

Serguei V. Triapitsyn, Paul F. Rugman-Jones, Medhat I. Abul-Sood and Neveen S. Gadallah (2023)
On the genetic identity of Gonatocerus aegyptiacus (Hymenoptera Mymaridae) from Egypt
Bulletin of Insectology 76 (1), 127-132
Abstract: Genetic identity of the fairyfly species Gonatocerus aegyptiacus Soyka (Hymenoptera Mymaridae), known only from Egypt, is revealed and compared to other relevant members of the Gonatocerus fuscicornis (Walker) species complex. G. aegyptiacus is shown to be particularly morphologically similar to the European Gonatocerus minor Matthews but clearly different from that and other members of the complex based on comparison of the sequences of the nuclear 28S-D2 and ITS2 DNA loci, and the mitochondrial COI gene. Illustrations of the female G. aegyptiacus are provided to facilitate its recognition.
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Database assignments for author(s): Paul F. Rugman-Jones

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
Gonatocerus aegyptiacus (parasitoid)			Egypt