New Zealand Journal of Zoology abstracts
The bethyline species (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae: Bethylinae) imported into New
Zealand for biological control of pest leafrollers
JOCELYN A. BERRY
Landcare Research
Private Bag 92170
Auckland, New Zealand
email: BerryJ@landcare.cri.nz
Abstract Two introductions of bethyline bethylids have been
made into New Zealand from Australia for the biological control of pest
leafrollers. On both occasions the agent introduced was identified as
"
Goniozus sp." Examination of the voucher specimens of the second
introduction (1967 to 1969) shows that three species in three bethyline genera
were introduced, not one species of
Goniozus as reported. An attempt is
made to resolve which bethyline species were introduced into New Zealand and
which have established. A simple means of distinguishing the three genera
involved using wing venation characters is provided.
Keywords biological control; Bethylidae; Bethylinae;
Eupsenella; Goniozus; Sierola; voucher specimens;
leafrollers; Tortricidae
Z98009
Received 4 March 1998; accepted 25 June 1998
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