title: Trichogramma zahiri (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) an egg parasitoid of the rice hispa Dicladispa armigera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Bangladesh.
abstract: Trichogramma zahiri Polaszek sp. n. is described from Bangladesh. It has been collected at several localities from the major pest of rice Dicladispa armigera (Olivier) on which it has an important controlling impact. Trichogramma zahiri is compared with known Trichogramma species from the region, and diagnostic differences are presented. Data on developmental period, adult longevity, egg-laying frequency, host egg age preference and seasonal parasitism rate are presented and discussed. Other records of parasitoids of D. armigera are briefly reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK. ap@nhm.ac.uk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polaszek
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Rabbi
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Buckley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001459:Bangladesh; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D005121:Extremities / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005835:Genitalia / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008136:Longevity; D010058:Oviposition / Q000502:physiology; D012621:Seasons; D013045:Species Specificity; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development