Advanced search
Publication Cover
Journal of Natural History Volume 45, 2011 - Issue 43-44
Submit an article Journal homepage
115
Views
5
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Description and biological parameters of Ooencyrtus isabellae Guerrieri and Noyes sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae), a potential biocontrol agent of Zophiuma butawengi (Heller) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Lophopidae) in Papua New Guinea

Emilio Guerrieri Institute for Plant Protection, the National Research Council of Italy, 80055, Portici (NA), Italy; The Natural History Museum, SW7 5BD, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Catherine W. Gitau EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Charles Sturt University, PO Box 883, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
,
Murray J. Fletcher EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Charles Sturt University, PO Box 883, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia; Orange Agricultural Institute, Department of Trade, Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services (DTIRIS), Forest Road, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
,
John S. Noyes The Natural History Museum, SW7 5BD, London, UK
,
Charles F. Dewhurst PNG Oil Palm Research Association, Kimbe 621, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
&
Geoff M. Gurr EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Charles Sturt University, PO Box 883, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
Pages 2747-2755 | Received 03 May 2011, Accepted 17 Aug 2011, Published online: 29 Sep 2011

References

  • Baggen , LR , Gurr , GM and Meats , A. 1999 . Flowers in tri-trophic systems: mechanisms allowing selective exploitation by insect natural enemies for conservation biological control . Entomol exp appl. , 91 : 155 – 161 .
  • Ghauri , MSK. 1967 . Zophiuma lobulata sp. n. (Lophopidae – Homoptera), a new pest of coconut in New Guinea . Ann Mag Nat Hist. , 9 : 557 – 561 .
  • Gitau , CW , Fletcher , MJ , Mitchell , A , Dewhurst , CF and Gurr , GM. 2011 . A review of the planthopper genus Zophiuma Fennah (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Lophopidae) with first description of the male of Zophiuma pupillata Stål . Aust J Entomol. , 50 : 86 – 92 .
  • Gitau , CW , Gurr , GM , Dewhurst , CF , Mitchell , A , Fletcher , MJ , Liefting , LW and Cowling , A. 2011 . Zophiuma lobulata (Hemiptera: Lophopidae) causes Finschhafen disorder of coconut and oil palms . Ann Appl Biol. , 158 ( 1 ) : 139 – 148 .
  • Gurr , GM , van Emden , HF and Wratten , SD. 1998 . “ Habitat manipulation and natural enemy efficiency: implications for the control of pests ” . In Conservation Biological Control , Edited by: Barbosa , P. 155 – 183 . San Diego : Academic Press .
  • Huang , DW and Noyes , JS. 1994 . A revision of the Indo-Pacific species of Ooencyrtus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), parasitoids of the immature stages of economically important insect species (mainly Hemiptera and Lepidoptera) . Bull Nat Hist Mus (Entomol Ser). , 63 ( 1 ) : 1 – 136 .
  • Huber , JT , Gitau , CW , Gurr , GM , Dewhurst , CF and Fletcher , MJ. 2011 . Re-description and biology of Parastethynium maxwelli (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), an egg parasitoid of Zophiuma lobulata (Hemiptera: Lophopidae), and description of a new species of Parastethynium from Indonesia . Zootaxa , 2733 : 49 – 62 .
  • Noyes , JS. 1982 . Collecting and preserving chalcid wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) . J Nat Hist. , 16 : 315 – 334 .
  • Perkins , RCL . 1906 . Leaf-hoppers and their natural enemies (pt. VIII. Encyrtidae, Eulophidae, Trichogrammatidae) . Bull Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Assoc Exp Stn (Entomol Ser). , 1 : 239 – 267 .
  • Prior , R , Solulu , T , Laup , S and Gende , P. 2001 . Finschhafen Coconut Disorder in some tree crops in Papua New Guinea . Sci New Guin. , 26 : 61 – 64 .
  • Smith , ESC. 1980a . A sickness of coconuts caused by a leafhopper . Harvest , 6 : 202 – 205 .
  • Smith , ESC. 1980b . Zophiuma lobulata Ghauri (Homoptera: Lophopidae) and its relation to the Finschhafen coconut disorder in Papua New Guinea . Papua New Guinea Agric J. , 31 : 37 – 45 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.