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Synonymy of two Apanteles species (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitizing the coconut flat moth, Agonoxena argaula Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Agonoxenidae)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 July 2009
Abstract
Apanteles agonoxenae Fullaway and A. orelia Nixon are founded to be conspecific. The valid name for this species is, A. agonoxenae and A. orelia is a junior synonym of it. The species, which is a parasite on the coconut pest Agonoxea argaula Meyrick in the south-western Pacific, is redescribed, its distribution and biology are summarized and attention is drawn to its potential as a biological control agent.
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