A survey of parasitoids from Greece with new associations

Abstract

We report 22 parasitoid species from Greece that have emerged from their hosts belonging to Blattodea, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera, including 12 Braconidae, one Eulophidae, one Evaniidae, seven Ichneumonidae, and one Tachinidae. Nine parasitoids are reported for the first time in Greece, i.e., three Ichneumonidae:Campoplexdifformis(Gmelin, 1790),Gelisalbipalpus(Thomson, 1884), andLysibiatenaxTownes, 1983; five Braconidae:CharmoncruentatusHaliday, 1833,Dendrosoterprotuberans(Nees, 1834),Dolichogenidealongipalpis(Reinhard, 1880),Ecphylussilesiacus(Ratzeburg, 1848), andSpathiuscurvicaudisRatzeburg, 1844; and one Eulophidae:Melittobiaacasta(Walker, 1839). Nine of the 23 recorded parasitoid-host associations are new. These findings are discussed in relation to the overall related parasitoid-host associations in the target area, as well as the potential of parasitoid use in the biological control of pests.