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

Il Kwon Kim, Ohseok Kwon, Moon Bo Choi

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)472-476
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
Volume9
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2016

Keywords

  • Elasmus japonicus
  • Elasmus polistis
  • Eulophidae
  • Korea
  • Polistes

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