<i>Aphidius rubifolii</i> n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae), a parasitoid of <i>Masonaphis maxima</i> from British Columbia

Authors

  • Manfred Mackauer Department of Biological Sciences Pestology Centre Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C.

Keywords:

<i>Masonaphis maxima</i>, <i>Aphidius rubifolii</i>, Hymenoptera, Aphidiidae

Abstract

<i>Aphidius rubifolii</i> n. sp. is described from coastal British Columbia. The parasitoid appears to be specific to <i>Masonaphis</i> species that feed on thimble berry, <i>Rubus parviflorus</i> Nutt.

References

MacGillivray, M.E., and P.B. Spicer. 1953. Aphid parasites collected in New Brunswick in 1950. Can. Ent. 85:423-431.

Smith, C.F. 1944. The Aphidiinae of North America (Braconidae: Hymenoptera). Ohio State Univ. Contr. Zool. Ent. 6:xii + 154 pp.

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2019-08-26

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Vol. 65 (1968): Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia

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