Irenimus aemulator

Taxonavigation

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Entiminae
Tribus: Tropiphorini
Genus: Irenimus
Species: Irenimus aemulator

Name

• Irenimus aemulator (Broun, 1893)
  • Original combination: Catoptes aemulator
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: unique
    • Description: adult female
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'near Dunedin'

References

• Barratt, B.I.P. 2004: Microctonus parasitoids and New Zealand weevils: comparing laboratory estimates of host ranges to realized host ranges. Pp. 103-120 in: Van Driesche, R.G. & Reardon, R. (eds.) Assessing host ranges for parasitoids and predators used for classical biological control: a guide to best practice. United States Department of Agriculture Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, Morgantown, West Virginia. FHTET-2004-03. PDF
• Barratt, B.I.P. et al. 1998: Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of New Zealand agricultural grassland and lucerne as potential non-target hosts of the parasitoids Microctonus aethiopoides Loan and Microctonus hyperodae Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). New Zealand journal of zoology, 25(1): 47–63. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1998.9518136
• Barratt, B.I.P. et al. 2000: Phenology of native weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in New Zealand pastures and parasitism by the introduced braconid, Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). New Zealand journal of zoology, 27: 93–110. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2000.9518215
• Barratt, B.I.P.; Kuschel, G. 1996: Broad-nosed weevils (Curculionidae: Brachycerinae: Entimini) of the Lammermoor and Rock and Pillar ranges in Otago, with descriptions of four new species of Irenimus. New Zealand journal of zoology, 23(4): 359–374. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1996.9518096
• Broun, T. 1893: Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Parts V, VI, VII. New Zealand Institute, Wellington. BHL BUGZ Internet Archive
• Couch, K.M.; Cresswell, A.S.; Barratt, B.I.P.; Evans, A.A. 1997: Implications of host weevil circadian activity for parasitism by Microctonus aethiopoides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). New Zealand plant protection, 50: 227–231. PDF
• Cournoyer, M.; Boivin, G. 2004: Infochemical-mediated preference behavior of the parasitoid Microctonus hyperodae when searching for its adult weevil hosts. Entomologia experimentalis et applicata, 112(2): 117–124. DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-8703.2004.00187.x
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