Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society (1998) 33, 83-88
Gordon Gordh (1998)
A new species of Sierola parasitic on moth larvae in Western Australia (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae)
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 33, 83-88
Abstract: Sierola ellingtoni n. sp. is described, from specimens recovered from Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus infested with rough bollworm [Earias huegliana Gaede] and pink bollworm [Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders)). The new species is endemic to Western Australia and is under laboratory rearing in California for biocontrol of pink bollworm. Sierola ellingtoni is compared with other species of Sierola known from Australia and Hawaii.
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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
