George JAPOSHVILI, Mehmet Bora KAYDAN, İsmail KARACA

New records of Psilophrys parvulus and its host Kermes bacciformis from Turkey

During 2007-2008 survey conducted on the Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) in Isparta province Psilophrys parvulus (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Encyrtidae) and its host Kermes bacciformis (Hemiptera: Coccoidea, Kermesidae) represent new species records for Turkey. Previously, P. parvulus was known only from Italy where it was first recorded. The emergence behavior of this parasitoid differs from that of most scale insect parasitoids emerging from the anal opening of its host rather than chewing a hole in the scale insect's test to emerge.

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Key words: Encyrtidae, Kermesidae, new record, distribution, Psilophrys parvulus, Kermes bacciformis, Turkey Oaks

New records of Psilophrys parvulus and its host Kermes bacciformis from Turkey

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Key words: Encyrtidae, Kermesidae, new record, distribution, Psilophrys parvulus, Kermes bacciformis, Turkey Oaks,

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