APHELINUS DESANTISIHAY AT (HYMENOPTERA : APHELINIDAE), A NEW RECORD OF PARASITOIDS ON APHIDS (HOMOPTERA : APHIDIDAE) IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

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

Abstract

The present work deals with survey of the species attributed to genus Aphelinus on different aphid species on different host plants in Egypt. The results indicated that the parasitoid Aphelinus desantisi Hayat (Hymenoptera : Aphelinidae) represents a new record of parasitoids on Schizaphis cyperi ( Homoptera : Aphididae) on Cynodon dactylon in Egypt.