Notes on the species of the genus Encarsia Foerster (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) introduced to Mexico for biological control of the blackfly Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), with description of a new species

S.N. Myartseva

Abstract. Notes on Encarsia species introduced to Mexico for biological control of the citrus blackfly are given. Encarsia colima sp. n. is described from Mexico. The new species has been reared from citrus blackfly Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby in the state of Colima.

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2005, 14(1): 147–151 ▪ Published in print 18 October 2005

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