First report in Colombia and diagnosis of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid waspof Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)

Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is herein reported for the first time from Colombia based on specimens collected in the municipality of Palmira, department of Valle del Cauca. Adult male and female wasps of this endoparasitoid are diagnosed based on published literature and c...

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Main Authors: Takumasa Kondo, James B. Woolley, Kelly Tatiana Arciniegas, Yenifer Campos-Patiño
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Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2022-01-01
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author Takumasa Kondo
James B. Woolley
Kelly Tatiana Arciniegas
Yenifer Campos-Patiño
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Kelly Tatiana Arciniegas
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description Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is herein reported for the first time from Colombia based on specimens collected in the municipality of Palmira, department of Valle del Cauca. Adult male and female wasps of this endoparasitoid are diagnosed based on published literature and character states taken from specimens collected in the present study. The adult parasitoids were ex-tracted from parasitized nymphs (mummies) of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae). Information is provided on the differences in the morphology of parasitized nymphs of D. citri with exit holes made by the two main primary parasitoids, i.e., Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and D. aligarhensis. Rates of parasitization on D. citri ranged from 1.5 to 24.2 % for T. radiata and 0.3 to 1.0 % for D. aligarhensis. With the present study, the presence of D. aligarhensis in Colombia becomes the second confirmed report of the species in South America, after Ecuador.
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spelling doaj-art-9da684a35f1740258bfdc0beadf0561c2025-08-20T03:11:01ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaCaldasia0366-52322357-37592022-01-01443541552https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v44n3.95918First report in Colombia and diagnosis of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid waspof Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)Takumasa Kondo0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3192-329XJames B. Woolley1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9893-2719Kelly Tatiana Arciniegas2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4603-1799Yenifer Campos-Patiño3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5209-8340Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria-AgrosaviaTexas A&M UniversityUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaCorporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria-AgrosaviaDiaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is herein reported for the first time from Colombia based on specimens collected in the municipality of Palmira, department of Valle del Cauca. Adult male and female wasps of this endoparasitoid are diagnosed based on published literature and character states taken from specimens collected in the present study. The adult parasitoids were ex-tracted from parasitized nymphs (mummies) of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae). Information is provided on the differences in the morphology of parasitized nymphs of D. citri with exit holes made by the two main primary parasitoids, i.e., Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and D. aligarhensis. Rates of parasitization on D. citri ranged from 1.5 to 24.2 % for T. radiata and 0.3 to 1.0 % for D. aligarhensis. With the present study, the presence of D. aligarhensis in Colombia becomes the second confirmed report of the species in South America, after Ecuador.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/95918/82640biologicalcontrolendoparasitoidnew recordneotropical regiontaxonomy
spellingShingle Takumasa Kondo
James B. Woolley
Kelly Tatiana Arciniegas
Yenifer Campos-Patiño
First report in Colombia and diagnosis of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid waspof Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)
Caldasia
biologicalcontrol
endoparasitoid
new record
neotropical region
taxonomy
title First report in Colombia and diagnosis of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid waspof Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)
title_full First report in Colombia and diagnosis of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid waspof Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)
title_fullStr First report in Colombia and diagnosis of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid waspof Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)
title_full_unstemmed First report in Colombia and diagnosis of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid waspof Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)
title_short First report in Colombia and diagnosis of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid waspof Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)
title_sort first report in colombia and diagnosis of diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis hymenoptera encyrtidae a parasitoid waspof diaphorina citri hemiptera liviidae
topic biologicalcontrol
endoparasitoid
new record
neotropical region
taxonomy
url https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/95918/82640
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