Two species of Elasmus japonicus Ashmead and Elasmus polistis Burks (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) reared from nests of Polistes (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Korea

oleh: Il-Kwon Kim, Ohseok Kwon, Moon Bo Choi

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2016-12-01

Deskripsi

Two species of Elasmus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) are newly recognized in South Korea: Elasmus japonicus Ashmead and Elasmus polistis Burks. They were reared from the nests of Polistes (Hymenoptera: Vespidae): E. japonicus from Polistes rothneyi koreanus and E. polistis from Polistes snelleni and P. rothneyi koreanus. Both species are biparental and usually have more females than males.