Japoshvili, G.O., & Karaca, I. 2003 New records of encyrtid parasitoids of Kermes palestiniensis Balachowsky (Hemiptera: Kermesidae), with the description of a new species of Blastothrix Mayr (Hymenoptera : Encyrtidae) from Turkey.. Entomological News 114(4): 187-191.

Notes: A new species of the encyrtid wasp genus Blastothrix Mayr is described from Turkey. All specimens of the type series of B. gurselae n.sp. were reared from Kermes palestiniensis Balachowsky on Turkey oak, Quercus coccifera. New records of the parasitoids of K. palestiniensis in Turkey is given.