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Notes on parasitoids and predators of the teak defoliator Hyblaea puera (Lepidoptera, Hyblaeidae) from China

Liang-Ming Cao Yu-Fan Zhang Han-Yang Li Jiang-Shan Xin Le Liu Yun-Peng Liu Zhong-Qi Yang Xiao-Yi Wang Yao-Jun Zhu

Sep 2026 · ZooKeys · Vol 1291, pp. 205-221 · 0 citations · 23 references

Abstract

Natural enemies of Hyblaea puera (Cramer), a pest of Tectona grandis and Avicennia marina , were surveyed for the first time in mainland China. One larval parasitoid, five pupal parasitoids and two predators were discovered in recent years. A gregarious and koinobiont endoparasitoid, Cotesia hyblaea sp. nov ., is described. Images of all the natural enemies are provided. Type specimens are deposited in the Natural History Museum of the Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China.

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