First record of Rhoptrocentruspiceus Marshall (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) as parasitoid of Psacotheahilarishilaris (Pascoe) (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

Augusto Loni; Costanza Jucker; Sergey Belokobylskij; Daniela Lupi

doi:10.3897/zookeys.482.8946

First record of Rhoptrocentruspiceus Marshall (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) as parasitoid of Psacotheahilarishilaris (Pascoe) (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

Zookeys. 2015 Feb 10:(482):1-8. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.482.8946. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Augusto Loni¹, Costanza Jucker², Sergey Belokobylskij³, Daniela Lupi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Pisa University, Via del Borghetto, 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
² Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy.
³ Zoological Institute Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia; Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, Warszawa 00-679, Poland ; Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, Warszawa 00-679, Poland.

Abstract

The species Rhoptrocentruspiceus Marshall (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) was reared from the larvae of the xylophagous beetle Psacotheahilarishilaris (Pascoe) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), an exotic pest of Ficus and Morus species native to eastern Asia. It was recorded in the north of Italy in September 2005. This discovery is the first report of this species as parasitoids of the yellow spotted longicorn beetle all over the world.

Keywords: Ectoparasitoid; biocontrol; exotic pest; new record.