c 3 Journal of Hymenoptera Research . .IV 6«** Volume 15, Number 2 October 2006 ISSN #1070-9428 CONTENTS BELOKOBYLSKIJ, S. A. and K. MAETO. A new species of the genus Parachremylus Granger (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of Conopomorpha lychee pests (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in Thailand 181 GIBSON, G. A. P., M. W. GATES, and G. D. BUNTIN. Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of the cabbage seedpod weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Georgia, USA 187 V. Forest GILES, and J. S. ASCHER. A survey of the bees of the Black Rock Preserve, New York (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) 208 GUMOVSKY, A. V. The biology and morphology of Entedon sylvestris (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a larval endoparasitoid of Ceutorhynchus sisymbrii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) 232 of KULA, R. R., G. ZOLNEROWICH, and C. J. FERGUSON. Phylogenetic analysis Chaenusa sensu lato (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) using mitochondrial NADH 1 dehydrogenase gene sequences 251 QUINTERO A., D. and R. A. 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Broad, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Monks Wood, Abbots Ripton, Hunting- don, Peterborough PE28 2LS, UK. Editor and Managing Known Bondholders or other Security Holders: none. This issue was mailed 20 October 2006 J. HYM. RES. Vol. 15(2), 2006, pp. 181-186 A New Species of the Genus Parachremylns Granger (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a Parasitoid of Conopomorpha Lychee Pests (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in Thailand Sergey A. Belokobylskij and Kaoru Maeto (SAB) Zoological Institute Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia, and Museum and Institute of Zoology Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, Warszawa 00-679, Poland; email: [email protected] (KM) Laboratory of Insect Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University, Rokkodai-machi 1-1, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan; email: [email protected] Abstract. — Parachremylns litchii Belokobylskij & Maeto, new species, from Thailand is the described as a parasitoid of larvae of Conopomorpha sinensis Bradley and C. litchiella Bradley, of and major pests of lychee and longan in South-East Asia. The taxonomic position Parachremylns the range of the hosts of related genera of parasitoids are discussed. Several insect pests are seriously threat- The genus Parachremylns with type spe- de- ening lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) and cies P. seyrigi Granger was originally longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) (Sapin- scribed from Madagascar (Granger 1949); daceae) growers. They are the fruit borer this genus— occurrs also in continental {Conopomorpha sinensis Bradley), leaf miner Africa Nigeria and Niger (Wharton (Conopomorpha litchiella Bradley), longan 1993). Two additional species of this genus recorded from the sucking bug (Tessaratoma papillosa Drury), have already been fruit piercing moth (Othreis fnllonia Oriental region. Parachremylns oblongus India in the (Clerck)), and twig borer (Zenzera coffeae (Papp) was described from Nietner) (Menzel 2002). genus Avga Nixon (Papp 1990, 1997), and Conopomorpma sinensis, the lychee stem- P. temporalis Belokobylskij from Brunei end borer and the lychee fruit borer in (Belokobylskij 1999). A fourth species of China, Thailand and India, is the major this genus, similar to P. temporalis, is Thailand. The pest of lychee and longan in these coun- described below from sys- tries. Conopomorpha sinensis and the related tematic position of this genus is disputable. C. litchiella both attack lychee and longan, Parachremylns is included in the subfamily the latter preferring to mine leaves and Exothecinae (tribe Avgini: Belokobylskij shoots (Bradley 1986). There have been 1993), or conventionally in subfamily Hor- of the only tentative reports on braconid para- miinae (Wharton 1993). In spite sitoids of the pest Conopomorpiha borers: different understanding of the contents of the of this close Phanerotoma sp., Pholetesor (Apanteles) sp., subfamilies, position genus both and Colastes sp. (Menzel 2002, Anupunt to Avga Nixon is suggested by and Sukhvibul 2005), but possibly infor- authors. Belokobylskij (1993) discussed mation about Colastes is due to misdeter- the relationships of these genera with Tobias mination. Here we report a new braconid Parahormins Nixon, Pseudohormius of the genus Parachremylns Granger as & Alexeev and Allobracon Gahan (= Lcur- the loss of a larval parasitoid of C. sinensis and C. inion Muesebeck), which share litchiella. the prepectal (epicnemial) carina on the 182 Journal of Hymenoptera Research mesosoma. Wharton (1993) provisionally vi, 1997, Supatra Dolsopon", "Host: Con- placed Avga near Parahormius and Pseudo- opomorpha sinensis— larvae" (NIAES, ZISP). hormius and showed the possible relation- Description. Female. Body length 2.6- ship of Avga and Parachremylus (shared 2.8 mm; fore wing length 2.5-2.6 mm. granulate mesonotal sculpture and the Antennae: thickened, almost filiform, 29- poorly developed propleural flange). How- 30-segmented, 1.1-1.2 times longer than ever, in his opinion, Allobracon does not body. Scapus 1.7-2.0 times longer than appear to be closely related to Parachremy- wide. First flagellar segment 2.5-2.8 times lus in spite of it sharing a number of longer than its apical width, 1.1-1.2 times features with Avga and Parahormius. longer than second segment. Penultimate The host of Parachremylus has not been segment 2.0-2.3 times longer than wide, 0.6-0.7 known till now. The new species described times as long as first flagellar 0.7-0.75 times as below as P. litchii sp. nov. was reared from segment, long as apical larvae of Conopomorpha sinensis and C. segment; the latter with distinct spine Head: litchiella (Gracillariidae), both important apically. width 1.8-2.0 times its median 1.25-1.4 pests of lychee and longan trees in South- length, times width of mesoscutum. East Asia. The members of related genera Temple very strongly and almost narrowed behind of the tribe Avgini {Parahormius, Avga, linearly eye (dor- sal Transverse diameter of Allobracon) are also recorded as parasitoids view). eye of the leaf-rollers or leaf-miners of the (dorsal view) 5.5-7.0 times longer than times if measured families Tortricidae, Gracillariidae, Lyone- temple length (7.0-7.7 on Ocelli in with tiidae, Cosmopterigidae, Coleophoridae, straight line). small, triangle base 1.1-1.15 times its sides. POL 0.7-1.0 and Gelechiidae (Belokobylskij 1993, Whar- times Od, 0.3-0.5 times OOL. Vertex with ton 1993) as well as rarely (recorded for narrow median furrow. Oc- Allobracon) of leaf-mining Coleoptera longitudinal carina (Wharton 1993). cipital dorsally distinctly curved towards rather The terms of wing venation are used as ocelli, widely interrupted not fused with cari- defined by Belokobylskij and Tobias (1998). medially; hypostomal na obliterated for a short The following abbreviations are used: ventrally being — distance.