A survey of parasitoids from Greece with new associations

Nickolas G Kavallieratos; Saša S Tanković; Martin Schwarz; Eleftherios Alissandrakis; Christos G Athanassiou; George D Floros; Vladimir Žikić

doi:10.3897/zookeys.817.30119

A survey of parasitoids from Greece with new associations

Zookeys. 2019 Jan 15:(817):25-40. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.817.30119. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Nickolas G Kavallieratos¹, Saša S Tanković², Martin Schwarz³, Eleftherios Alissandrakis⁴, Christos G Athanassiou⁵, George D Floros⁶, Vladimir Žikić²

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., 11855, Athens, Attica, Greece Agricultural University of Athens Athens Greece.
² Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Biology and Ecology, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia University of Niš Niš Serbia.
³ Biologiezentrum, Johann Wilhelm Klein Straße 73, 4040, Linz, Austria Biologiezentrum Linz Austria.
⁴ Laboratory of Entomology and Pesticide Science, Department of Agriculture, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, P.O. Box 1939, 71004, Heraklion, Crete, Greece Technological Educational Institute of Crete Heraklion Greece.
⁵ Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Phytokou Street, 38446, Nea Ionia, Magnissia, Greece University of Thessaly Nea Ionia Greece.
⁶ Laboratory of Applied Zoology and Parasitology, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece.

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), and Lysibiatenax Townes, 1983; five Braconidae: Charmoncruentatus Haliday, 1833, Dendrosoterprotuberans (Nees, 1834), Dolichogenidealongipalpis (Reinhard, 1880), Ecphylussilesiacus (Ratzeburg, 1848), and Spathiuscurvicaudis Ratzeburg, 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.

Keywords: Balkans; field pests; natural enemies; urban pests.