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SMITH, D. - Retired ARS Employee |
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TRIPOTIN, P. - University Of Rouen |
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Submitted to: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 6/21/2011 Publication Date: 11/18/2011 Citation: Smith, D., Tripotin, P. 2011. Aulacidae (Hymenoptera) of Korea, with notes on their biology. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 113(4):519-530. Interpretive Summary: The family of wasps treated in this paper are parasites of wood-boring beetles, making them potentially significant in biological control programs. The composition of this family in Korea has not been studied. Based on this study, five species from Korea are now known, including one new species, and collection notes indicate that they are parasites of wood-boring wasps, wood-boring longhorned beetles, and flatheaded wood borers. These parasitic species are described and illustrated, and biological data on their hosts are provided. This information will be of importance to scientists interested in parasitic wasps and those working with biological control of wood-boring insects. Technical Abstract: Five species of Aulacidae are recorded from Korea: Aulacus salicius Sun and Sheng, 2007, Pristaulacus insularis Konishi, 1990, P. intermedius Uchida, 1932, P. kostylevi Alekseev,1986, and P. jirisani Smith and Tripotin, new species. All except P. intermedius represent new country records. A key to species and a diagnosis of each species are provided. Collection notes are given for each species, indicating that Xiphydria palaeanarctica Semenov (Hymenoptera: Xiphydriidae) is the host for A. salicius, and Cerambycidae and possibly Buprestidae (Coleoptera) are the hosts for the Pristaulacus species. |
