Myartseva, S.N., Ruíz Cancino, E., & Coronado-Blanco, J.M. 2016 Conocimiento Actual de los Enemigos Naturales (Hymenooptera: Aphelinidae) de Escamas Armadas (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) en Mexico y Descripton de une Especies Nueva de Coccobius. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (nueva serie) 32(1):81-89

Keywords:

  • biological control
  • natural enemies
  • Notes: English Title: Current Knowledge of Natural Enemies (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) or Armored Scales (Hemiptera: Diaspidiae) in Mexico and Description of a New Species of Coccobius At present, 44 species in five genera had been identified as parasitoids of 27 species of armored scales in Mexico. Information about the genera of Aphelinidae attacking armored scales in this country is included in this manuscript, a key for their identification, and complete lists of aphelinid parasitoids and their hosts are composed. Moreover, a new species of the genus Coccobius Ratzeburg, parasitoid of Diaspididae, is described.