The jumping plant-louse Diaphorina teucrii sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Liviidae) associated with Teucrium (Lamiaceae) and its parasitoid Tamarixia dorchinae sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from the Negev desert, Israel

Zootaxa. 2015 Feb 23;3920(3):463-73. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.3.5.

Abstract

Adults and immatures of Diaphorina teucrii sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Liviidae, Euphyllurinae) and adults of Tamarixia dorchinae sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae, Tetrastichinae) from Israel are described, diagnosed and illustrated. D. teucrii sp. nov. develops on Teucrium capitatum (Lamiaceae), representing a family which was previously not recorded as a psyllid host from Israel, and is parasitised by Tamarixia dorchinae sp. nov. Identification keys are provided for the Diaphorina and Tamarixia species occurring in Israel.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
  • Animal Structures / growth & development
  • Animals
  • Aphids / anatomy & histology
  • Aphids / classification*
  • Aphids / growth & development
  • Aphids / parasitology
  • Body Size
  • Female
  • Israel
  • Male
  • Organ Size
  • Plant Diseases / parasitology*
  • Teucrium / parasitology*
  • Wasps / anatomy & histology
  • Wasps / classification
  • Wasps / growth & development
  • Wasps / physiology*