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Studies On The biology and systematic position of a new species of ichneumonid parasitising the light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), in Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

W. Danthanarayana ,
D. Farrugia  and
I. D. Gauld
W. Danthanarayana
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, La Trobe University Victoria, 3083, Australia.
D. Farrugia
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, La Trobe University Victoria, 3083, Australia.
I. D. Gauld
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, c/o British Museum (Natural History), London SW7 5BD, UK.
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Abstract

Australoglypta latrobei gen. et sp.n., an ichneumonid parasitic on the larvae of the tortricid Epiphyas postvittana (Wlk.) in Australia, is described and compared with related genera. The mating and oviposition behaviour of the ichneumonid is noted, and its abundance over 13 generations of E. postvittana between 1972 and 1976 was investigated. A delayed inverse (density-dependent) relationship was found to exist between host and parasite. Possible beneficial effects of this parasite are discussed.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 67 , Issue 4 , December 1977 , pp. 607 - 617
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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