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Aphid parasitoids infesting cotton, citrus, tobacco, and cereal crops in southeastern Europe: aphid-plant associations and keys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Nickolas G. Kavallieratos ,
Željko Tomanović ,
Christos G. Athanassiou ,
Petr Starý ,
Vladimir Žikić ,
George P. Sarlis  and
Constantin Fasseas
Nickolas G. Kavallieratos*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 Stefanou Delta str, 14561 Kifissia, Attica, Greece
Željko Tomanović
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Christos G. Athanassiou
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, 11855 Athens, Attica, Greece
Petr Starý
Affiliation:
Institute of Entomology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branišovská 31, 37005 České Budějovicé, Czech Republic
Vladimir Žikić
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
George P. Sarlis
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Systematic Botany, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, 11855 Athens, Attica, Greece
Constantin Fasseas
Affiliation:
Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, 11855 Athens, Attica, Greece
*
1 Corresponding author (e-mail: nick_kaval@hotmail.com).
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Abstract

We present new information on the parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) of aphids infesting cotton, tobacco, citrus, and cereal agroecosystems in southeastern Europe. Nineteen species are keyed and illustrated with scanning electron micrographs and line drawings. The aphidiines presented in this work have been identified from 18 aphid taxa. Furthermore, 96 original parasitoid–aphid–plant associations are presented. Cotton, tobacco, and citrus agroecosystems are connected through aphids and their parasitoids, whereas cereal agroecosystems represent a separate group of associations.

Résumé

Le travail présent offre des informations originales sur les parasitoides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) des aphides qui attaquent agrosystèmes du coton, tabac, agrumes et céréales, en Europe sud-est. Dix-neuf espèces sont classées et illustrées par micrographies au microscope électronique ainsi que par des graphiques. Les aphidiines présentés dans cet travail résulte de 18 taxa. De plus, 96 associations originales parasitoid–aphide-hôte–plante-hôte sont données. Les agrosystèmes du coton, du tabac et des agrumes manifestent des interactions très étroites entre les aphides et leurs parasitoides, tandis que les agrosystèmes des céréales représentent un group d'associations séparées.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 137 , Issue 5 , October 2005 , pp. 516 - 531
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2005

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