Diadegma mollipla

Diadegma mollipla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea
Family: Ichneumonidae
Subfamily: Campopleginae
Genus: Diadegma
Species: D. mollipla
Binomial name
Diadegma mollipla
Holmgren, 1868

Diadegma mollipla is a wasp which parasitises the larvae of the diamondback moth and the potato tuber moth. Its range includes the Canary Islands, Britain and parts of Africa.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Agricultural Research Council - Diamondback moth. Arc.agric.za. Retrieved on 2013-09-16.
  2. ↑ Entomology Collection > Diadegma mollipla. Entomology.ualberta.ca. Retrieved on 2013-09-16.
  3. ↑ Interspecific competition between Diadegma ... [Bull Entomol Res. 2008] - PubMed - NCBI. Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (2013-03-25). Retrieved on 2013-09-16.
  • Talekar NS & Shelton AM (1993) Biology, ecology, and management of the diamondback moth. Annual Review of Entomology 38:275–301.
  • Nofemela RS (2004) Studies on Parasitoids of the Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), in South Africa. MSc thesis, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.

Further reading

  • Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist
  • Holmgren, A.E. (1868) Hymenoptera. Species novas descripsit., Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies Resa omkring jorden. Zoologi. 6:391-442.
  • Taxapad Ichneumonoidea. Yu D.S.K., 2009-05-04
  • Cameron, P. (1905) On some new genera and species of Hymenoptera from Cape Colony and Transvaal., Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 15:195-257.
  • Cameron, P. (1906) Descriptions of new species of parasitic Hymenoptera chiefly in the collection of the South African Museum, Cape Town., Annals of the South African Museum. 5:17-186.
  • Cameron, P. (1905) On the Hymenoptera of the Albany Museum, Grahamstown, South Africa (Third paper)., Record of the Albany Museum. 1:297-314.


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