title: Cerchysiella mesosae Yang sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid of Mesosa myops (Dalman) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) larvae in China.
abstract: Cerchysiella mesosae Yang sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae), is described from China. It is a gregarious koinobiont endoparasitoid in mature larvae of Mesosa myops (Dalman) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a wood boring pest of many broad-leaved tree species in China, particularly Quercus mongolica and Q. liaotungensis (Fagaceae) in forest areas of northeastern China. The new species is one of the principal natural enemies of the wood borer and it may have potential as a biological control agent for suppression of the pest.
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Forest Protection, China State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China. yangzhqi@126.com
authors.forename: Zhong-qi
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiao-yi
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Liang-ming
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Yan-long
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D061046:Biological Control Agents; D002681:China; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development / Q000469:parasitology / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D061046:Biological Control Agents