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Cardiochiles (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of lepidopterous larvae, in the Sahel of Africa, with a review of the biology and host relationships of the genus

  • T. Huddleston (a1) and Annette K. Walker (a2)
Abstract

In the ecologically sensitive Sahel of West Africa, two major crop pests, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) and Heliocheilus albipunctella (de Joannis), are attacked by Cardiochiles variegatus Szépligeti and C. sahelensis sp. n., respectively. The twelve Cardiochiles species present in the Sahel are revised, and a key is given for their identification. Five of these species (C. calvus sp. n., C. coelofrons sp. n., C. exiguurus sp. n., C. nixoni sp. n. and C. sahelensis sp. n.) are described, and C. striatus Brues is made a synonym of C. punctatus Szépligeti. Host relationships of the genus worldwide are discussed and the host records, principally involving Pyralidae and Noctuidae, collated. The known biology is summarized from the literature on the North American species C. nigriceps Viereck, and a comprehensive bibliography on the genus is given.

Dans la région écologiquement difficile du Sahel de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, on a découvert que deux importantes variétés d'insectes nuisibles à la culture, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) et Heliocheilus albipunctella (de Joannis), sont attaquées respectivement par Cardiochiles variegatus Szépligeti et C. sahelensis sp. n. Les douze espèces de Cardiochiles qui se trouvent dans la région du Sahel sont réétudiés, et une clé est formulée afin de les identifier. Cinq de ces espèces (C. calvus sp. n., C. coelofrons sp. n., C. exiguurus sp. n., C. nixoni sp. n. et C. sahelensis sp. n.) sont décrites, et C. striatus Brues devient synonyme du C. punctatus Szépligeti. Les rapports universels de ces genres d'hôtes sont discutés ainsi que la comparaison des rapports d'observation, principalement en ce qui concerne les pyralides et les noctuides. La biologie actuelle est resumée de la littérature sur l'espèce C. nigriceps Viereck nord américain et une vaste bibliographie du genre est présentée.

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