First Report of Anaphes chrysomelae (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) on the Eggs of Chrysolina herbacea (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Turkey

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Review of the genus Anaphes Haliday, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) in Russia, part 1: subgenus Anaphes s. str.

“…(Anaphes) nipponicus, which was first reported from Japan (Kuwayama, 1932) and is also known in the Oriental region from Fujian in mainland China (Bai, 2007) and Taiwan (Samková et al, 2017). Also, Tarla & Tarla (2017) reported A. (Patasson) lineipennis (Soyka, 1949) [as Anaphes chrysomelae (Bakkendorf, 1960)] from eggs of Chrysolina herbacea (Duftschmid, 1825) (Chrysomelidae) in the Asian part of Turkey, and Lotfalizadeh (2015) listed two unidentified species of Anaphes from Iran.…”

First records of the pest leaf beetle Chrysolina (Chrysolinopsis) americana (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in Cyprus - a study initiated from social media

“…Although the species has not been part of Cyprus fauna until now, it is a Mediterranean species that seems to be well adapted to the climatic conditions of Cyprus. In addition, owing to the fact that (i) a large number of its host plants are native to Cyprus or naturalised and are found growing naturally or in cultivated conditions across the Island (Tsintidis et al 2002) and (ii) the species (both larvae and adults) have been found at forest areas, we can safely conclude that it is established. From our observations, the species can cause minor damage on the foliage of its host plants.…”

“…As C. americana is a Mediterranean species, its natural enemies are also part of the fauna of Cyprus. Known natural enemies are Anaphes chrysomelae (Bakkendorf) (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) which parasitised the eggs of C. americana in Italy (Tarla and Tarla 2017) and parasitic flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) which parasitised the larvae, such as Meigenia dorsalis (Meigen, 1824), Meigenia mutabilis (Fallén, 1810), Macquartia dispar (Fallén, 1820), Macquartia tenebricosa (Meigen, 1824) and Macquartia tessellum (Meigen, 1824) . From those enemies, Macquartia tessellum (Meigen, 1824) is present in Cyprus (Bergstrom et al 2017).…”

“…From the recorded host plants, Rosmarinus officinalis, Lavandula stoechas and Salvia fruticosa are native to Cyprus. Additionally, Lavandula angustifolia is a naturalised species and grows naturally (Tsintidis et al 2002). The host plants identification was performed by the authors, using the books of Christofides 2017 and Tsintidis et al 2002.…”

Insect pests and their role as biocontrol agents on populations of Impatiens glandulifera in Bulgaria – a case study

“…It is native to the European region (Al-Nadawi, 2019). In Turkey it is aggressive invasive species, which causes severe damages to various wild and cultivated varieties of mint (Tarla, Tarla, 2017). The damage they cause can be direct or indirect.…”