Faculty of Biology, Institute of Zoology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
Bull Entomol Res. 2024 Jun;114(3):433-443. doi: 10.1017/S0007485324000257. Epub 2024 May 7.
is an important biological control agent, used in greenhouses and open fields against aphid pests. Despite this economical importance, , along with and , has gone through a complex taxonomical history. The three species have only recently gained status as separate species again, comprising the morphologically defined species group. Other than sporadic records probably as a consequence of escape from greenhouses, the species group members prefer warmer regions and there are numerous records from South America, Southern Europe and Asia. Based on slide-mounted material collected in the period 1964-2001 in Africa, we describe five new species belonging to this group, and report and from several African countries. This data opens questions about the origin of the group and presents potential for the diversification of biological control agents against aphid pests.
是一种重要的生物防治剂，用于温室和大田防治蚜虫害虫。尽管具有经济重要性，但与 和 一起，经历了复杂的分类学历史。这三个物种最近才重新获得了独立物种的地位，构成了形态定义的 物种群。除了可能由于从温室逃脱而偶然记录外，物种群成员更喜欢温暖的地区，并且在南美洲、南欧和亚洲有大量记录。基于 1964 年至 2001 年期间在非洲收集的载玻片材料，我们描述了属于该组的五个新物种，并报告了来自几个非洲国家的 和 。这些数据提出了有关该组起源的问题，并为防治蚜虫害虫的生物防治剂的多样化提供了潜力。
