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Synonymy of two Apanteles species (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitizing the coconut flat moth, Agonoxena argaula Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Agonoxenidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Annette K. Walker
Annette K. Walker
Affiliation:
CAB International Institute of Entomology, c/o British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK
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Abstract

Apanteles agonoxenae Fullaway and A. orelia Nixon are founded to be conspecific. The valid name for this species is, A. agonoxenae and A. orelia is a junior synonym of it. The species, which is a parasite on the coconut pest Agonoxea argaula Meyrick in the south-western Pacific, is redescribed, its distribution and biology are summarized and attention is drawn to its potential as a biological control agent.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 79 , Issue 2 , June 1989 , pp. 283 - 284
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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