Nordlanderia plowa Quinlan 1986
forewing
Nordlanderia plowa
thorax
antenna
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antenna
abdomen
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Classification

Superfamily : Cynipoidea
Family : Figitidae
Subfamily :Eucoilidae

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Notaulices weakly developed to absent.
Thorax in lateral view with the scutellar plate low, about equal to the height of the mesoscutum.

Diagnosis

 
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Distribution

Nordlanderia plowa is known from Africa (Nigeria, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe). We have also found it in Vietnam and Indonesia, although it is not clear whether this was an introduction or part of its natural distribution.


Hosts

N. plowa has been reared from leafminers on mustard leaf and French bean, although the exact species of host is not known

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Biology

Like other eucoilines, N. plowa is an internal parasitoid of larvae.


Comments

This is a rare parasitoid in Southeast Asia, and it is unlikely to be an effective control agent.

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