Trichiosoma nanae sp. n., a monophag on Betula nana from Finland (Hymenoptera, Cimbicidae)

Trichiosoma nanae sp. n. is described from Finland. The species occurs in pine bogs, where the host plant of the larva, Betula nana Linnaeus grows. Records are given on its distribution in Finland. The thin cocoons, usually situated near the apex of twigs of the host plant, are frequently attacked b...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Entomologica Fennica
Main Authors: Vikberg, Veli, Viitasaari, Matti
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: This journal is published jointly by the Entomological Society of Finland, the Lepidopterological Society of Finland, the Societas Entomologica Helsingforsiensis and the Entomological Club of the Zoological and Botanical Society of Turku. 1991
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/entomolfennica/article/view/83537
https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.83537
Description
Summary:Trichiosoma nanae sp. n. is described from Finland. The species occurs in pine bogs, where the host plant of the larva, Betula nana Linnaeus grows. Records are given on its distribution in Finland. The thin cocoons, usually situated near the apex of twigs of the host plant, are frequently attacked by birds. Eight species of Ichneumonidae and one species of Torymidae (Hymenoptera) have been reared from cocoons, of which about 30 percent are parasitized. The three most common parasitoids are Agrothereutes mandator (Linnaeus), Rhorus mesoxanthus (Gravenhorst) and Protarchus testatorius (Thunberg).