Aphanogmus feltiellophagus sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronidae), a parasitoid of the acarivorous gall midge, Feltiella acarisuga Vallot (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in Iran
During a laboratory biological study of a midge, Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot, 1827) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), acarivorous on two-spotted spider mites, some ceraphronid specimens were reared from the midge cocoons.A detailed morphological study and comparison with previously known species revealed that the ceraphronid is a new species of Aphanogmus Thomson, 1858 (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronidae).The new species is described as A. feltiellophagus Lotfalizadeh, sp.nov.and compared with closely related species.An identification key for all Aphanogmus species associated with predatory cecidomyiids is provided.As a parasitoid of the pupal stage of Feltiella acarisuga, the potential negative impact of A. feltiellophagus on the biological control of tetranychid mites is discussed.
Authors
- Hussein Sadeghi Namaghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8329-2699)
- Mollaei Maedeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3012-777X)
- Farzad Minab
- Hossein Lotfalizadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7927-819X)
Institutions
- Zabol University (IR)
- Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IR)
- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
- Published
- 2025-07-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.693
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.03
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
- Iran National Science Foundation