title: A new species ofPhanerotomaWesmael (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cheloninae) parasitoid of the carob moth in South Africa.
abstract: A new species, Phanerotoma carobivora van Achterberg & Thackeray, sp. nov. is described from South Africa. It is a common endoparasitoid of the carob moth (Ectomyelois ceratoniae Zeller (Pyralidae) on pecan (Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch) and citrus fruits in South Africa. Mean percentage of parasitism varied 2-30% between host plants and sampled localities.
authors.affiliation: Dept. Terrestrial Zoology, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, the Netherlands. c.vanachterberg@xs4all.nl.
authors.forename: Cornelis VAN
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Achterberg
authors.forename: Sean R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Thackeray
authors.forename: Martin P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007887:Fabaceae; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006927:Hymenoptera; D009036:Moths; D013019:South Africa
keywords: Hymenoptera, Phanerotoma, new species, South Africa, carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae, pecan, Carya illinoinensis, citrus.