DISTRIBUTION OF THE PARASITOID, COMPERIELLA LIMINISTACA (HYMENOPTERA: ENCYRTIDAE) IN EGYPT WITH EMPHASIS ON THE EGYPTIAN OASES

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

Abstract

The encyrtid parasitoid, Comperiella lemniscata Compere and Annecke (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) which attacks armored scale insects. Samples were collected from different locations in Egypt as well as the Egyptian Oases. Results indicated that the parasitoid, C. lemniscata is recorded in 6 localities of 5 governorates in Egypt. The present work also dealt with the distribution of this species in the Egyptian Oases, results recorded the parasitoid in 7 localities of 4 oases. Maps of the distribution of aforementioned parasitoid were provided.