A new species of Braunsia (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae), a natural enemy of Cydalima perspectalis (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from South Korea: species description and notes on its biology

Soohyun Kim; Jong Bong Choi; Hwal Su Hwang; Marc Kenis; M. Lukas Seehausen; Ikju Park; Jin Kyung Choi; Kyeong Yeoll Lee; Michael J. Sharkey; Ilgoo Kang

doi:10.3897/jhr.97.135728

A new species of Braunsia (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae), a natural enemy of Cydalima perspectalis (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from South Korea: species description and notes on its biology

Soohyun Kim, Jong Bong Choi, Hwal Su Hwang, Marc Kenis, M. Lukas Seehausen, Ikju Park, Jin Kyung Choi, Kyeong Yeoll Lee, Michael J. Sharkey, Ilgoo Kang

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The invasion of Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) poses a significant threat to European ecosystems and North American ornamentals. In an effort to identify potential biological control agents from the native habitats of C. perspectalis, a field survey was conducted from 2022 to 2024 in South Korea. During the survey, a new braconid agathidine species of Braunsia Kriechbaumer, 1894 was discovered: Braunsia hodorii Kang, sp. nov. The new species is delimited and described based on morphological, molecular, and phylogenetic data. Additionally, information on the behavior of B. hodorii sp. nov. is presented regarding the larval external feeding phase. A key to species of Braunsia in Korea is included accompanied by detailed images. This research contributes to the evaluation of natural enemies as biological control agents against C. perspectalis in its invasive range.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	915-936
Number of pages	22
Journal	Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Volume	97
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.135728
State	Published - 2024

Keywords

Box tree moth
braconid taxonomy
classical biological control
hymenopteran parasitoid
invasive species

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Kim, S., Choi, J. B., Hwang, H. S., Kenis, M., Seehausen, M. L., Park, I., Choi, J. K., Lee, K. Y., Sharkey, M. J., & Kang, I. (2024). A new species of Braunsia (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae), a natural enemy of Cydalima perspectalis (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from South Korea: species description and notes on its biology. Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 97, 915-936. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.135728

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Kim, S, Choi, JB, Hwang, HS, Kenis, M, Seehausen, ML, Park, I, Choi, JK, Lee, KY, Sharkey, MJ & Kang, I 2024, 'A new species of Braunsia (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae), a natural enemy of Cydalima perspectalis (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from South Korea: species description and notes on its biology', Journal of Hymenoptera Research, vol. 97, pp. 915-936. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.135728

A new species of Braunsia (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae), a natural enemy of Cydalima perspectalis (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from South Korea: species description and notes on its biology. / Kim, Soohyun; Choi, Jong Bong; Hwang, Hwal Su et al.
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A new species of Braunsia (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae), a natural enemy of Cydalima perspectalis (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from South Korea: species description and notes on its biology

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