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Hymenopteran parasitoids of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)) in Australia, with the description of five new species in the families Braconidae and Eulophidae
Austral Entomology, Vol.63(2), pp.136-174
2024
Abstract
Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is an invasive pest of agricultural crops including sweet corn and maize. The moth was first recorded in Australia in January 2020 and is now considered established in most states and territories, and research is underway to develop management strategies. Extensive rearing of S. frugiperda larvae and eggs occurred from March 2020 to April 2023 to understand the parasitoid complex present in Australia and identify potential biological control agents. We report here on the hymenopteran parasitoids reared during this period, which were identified using a combination of morphology and COI DNA barcoding, and provide images, a key to species, and contextual information to facilitate future research. Twelve species of parasitoids from five families of Hymenoptera are formally reported as parasitising S. frugiperda in Australia. Five species are here described as new: Chelonus patbat Fagan‐Jeffries, sp. nov. (Braconidae), Chelonus trojanus Fagan‐Jeffries, sp. nov. (Braconidae), Coccygidium mellosiheroine Atkin‐Zaldivar & Fagan‐Jeffries, sp. nov. (Braconidae), Coccygidium necatrix Atkin‐Zaldivar & Fagan‐Jeffries, sp. nov. (Braconidae), and Euplectrus frugiperdata Fagan‐Jeffries, sp. nov. (Eulophidae).
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- Title
- Hymenopteran parasitoids of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)) in Australia, with the description of five new species in the families Braconidae and Eulophidae
- Authors
- Erinn P. Fagan-Jeffries (Corresponding Author) - South Australian MuseumMelina M. Miles - Department of Primary IndustriesTareva‐Chine C. Atkin-Zaldivar - The University of AdelaideAndy G. Howe - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Forest Research InstituteSiva Subramaniam - Department of Primary IndustriesDonna M. Chambers - Department of Primary IndustriesFrezzel Praise J. Tadle - Department of Primary IndustriesSaleh M. Adnan - New South Wales Department of Primary IndustriesVerni Sivasubramaniam - Department of Primary IndustriesAlice Woodward - Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board (Australia)
- Publication details
- Austral Entomology, Vol.63(2), pp.136-174
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1111/aen.12682
- ISSN
- 2052-1758; 2052-174X
- Copyright note
- This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. © 2024 The Authors. Austral Entomology published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australian Entomological Society.
- Organisation Unit
- Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991034598402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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