title: A new phytophagous eulophid wasp (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae) that feeds within leaf buds and cones of Pinus massoniana.
abstract: Aprostocetus pinus sp. nov. (Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae) is newly described as a leaf bud and microstrobilus pest of Pinus massoniana (Pinales: Pinaceae), an important afforestation species in southeast China. Both sexes of the parasitoid are described and illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, School of Agriculture and Food Science, Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University, Lin'an, Zhejiang 311300, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Xiangxiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, School of Agriculture and Food Science, Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University, Lin'an, Zhejiang 311300, China; Email: zhhxu@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zhihong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Chaodong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Fuyang, Zhejiang, 311400, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Jinnian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Yuyou
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D020387:Food Chain; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D028223:Pinus / Q000254:growth & development; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology