Goniozus omanensis (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) an important parasitoid of the lesser date moth Batrachedra amydraula Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Batrachedridae) in Oman

Polaszek, A.; Almandhari, T.; Fusu, L.; Al-Khatri, S. A. H.; Al Naabi, S.; Al Shidi, R. H.; Russell, S.; Hardy, I. C. W.

Abstract

A new species of bethylid parasitoid wasp, Goniozus omanensis Polaszek sp. n., is described based on morphology and DNA sequence data. The species is currently known only from the lesser date moth Batrachedra amydraula, a pest of economic importance, but can be reared on two factitious host species. G. omanensis is compared with G. swirskiana, known from the same host in Israel. We summarise current knowledge of G. omanensis life-history, and its potential as an agent of biological pest control.

Citation

Polaszek, A., Almandhari, T., Fusu, L., Al-Khatri, S. A. H., Al Naabi, S., Al Shidi, R. H., Russell, S., & Hardy, I. C. W. (2019). Goniozus omanensis (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) an important parasitoid of the lesser date moth Batrachedra amydraula Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Batrachedridae) in Oman. PLoS ONE, 14(12), Article e0223761. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223761

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 26, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Dec 11, 2019
• Publication Date: Dec 11, 2019
• Deposit Date: Dec 17, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 17, 2019
• Journal: PLOS ONE
• Electronic ISSN: 1932-6203
• Publisher: Public Library of Science
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 12
• Article Number: e0223761
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223761
• Keywords: General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; General Medicine
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3588129
• Publisher URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223761