Two new species of Anagyrus Howard (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) are described from Argentina, A. cachamai Triapitsyn, Logarzo & Aguirre sp. n. (Catamarca, Córdoba, Salta and Tucumán Provinces) and A. quilmes Triapitsyn, Logarzo & Aguirre sp. n. (Catamarca, Salta and Tucumán). Both new species are parasitoids of Hypogeococcus spp. (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Anagyrus cachamai is a parasitoid of H....

Anagyrus sp. nov. nr. sinope Noyes and Menezes (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is a candidate for biological control of theMadeiramealybug,PhenacoccusmadeirensisGreen (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). P. madeirensis is a serious pest of horticultural crops in the southeastern United States. The Þrst experiment studied the effect of temperature (15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 C) and feeding treatment (starved, hyd...

Anagyrus amnestos sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a promising parasitoid of the invasive Madeira mealybug, Phenacoccus madeirensis Green (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is described based on material collected from India. This parasitoid was identified as Anagyrus sp. nov. nr. sinope Noyes & Menezes in recent literature, and was initially collected in Georgia, USA. It was found to be a specific ...

∗This summary report synthesizes previously circulated research in Menezes-Filho, Muendler and Ramey (2008), Muendler (2008), Muendler (2004) and Menezes-Filho and Muendler (2007), partly joint with Naércio Aquino Menezes-Filho and Garey Ramey. The report was completed while the author was visiting Princeton University. Financial support from the World Bank is gratefully acknowledged. ¶muendler...

Anagyrus brevifuniculus Zu & Li, sp. nov., A. maculistigmus Zu & Li, sp. nov. and A. pseudobicolor Zu & Li, sp. nov. are described; A. tricolor (Girault) is newly recorded from the Palaearctic region and A. matritensis (Mercet) from China. New distributional data for A. fusciventris (Girault) and A. jenniferae Noyes & Hayat are also provided.

This is the first major contribution to the fauna of the family Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The following new genus and 15 new species are described: Anagyrus azolus Hayat, sp. nov., A. raidahensis Hayat, sp. nov., Arabencyrtus qahtanii Hayat, gen. et sp. nov., Cerchysiella arabia Hayat, sp. nov., C. azeeza Hayat, sp. nov., Cheiloneurus arabiacus Hayat...