Ooencyrtus marcelloisp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), an egg parasitoid of Heliconiini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae) on passion vines (Malpighiales: Passifloraceae) in Central America

2009/12/16 by Emilio Guerrieri, Martinus E. Huigens, Catalina Estrada +5 · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control #Plant and animal studies

paper · doi:10.1080/00222930903362051

openalex publication_date 2009/12/16 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

A new species belonging to the genus Ooencyrtus Ashmead is described. Ooencyrtus marcelloi sp. nov. has been reared from eggs of Heliconiini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae) collected in Panama on Passiflora spp. The new species is compared with its closest Ooencyrtus species, i.e. O. caligo Noyes, O. neustriae Mercet, O. flavipes (Timberlake), O. camerounensis (Risbec), O. endymion Huang and Noyes and Ooencyrtus sp. “undet. C.” (from India). This represents the second record of Ooencyrtus from Heliconinae and the first record of this genus from Panama.

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• The Biology of Heliconius and Related Genera

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• Encyrtinae [wikipedia]

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