Lamprodila nobilissima bellula is a pest of peach trees in Northern China
In 2023, studies were carried out in the Beijing area (Northern China) on peach (Prunus persica) pests and their associated parasitoids, in particular to identify parasitoids of Aromia bungii (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae – EPPO A2 List). During these studies, it was found that another insect, Lamprodila nobilissima bellula (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), was causing the most damage to P. persica orchards. During these studies, a new parasitoid species, Atanycolus yangi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) was found parasitizing L. nobilissima bellula.
L. nobilissima bellula is a wood borer which attacks various fruit and forest trees belonging to Rosaceae (Crataegus pinnatifida, Malus asiatica, M. domestica, Prunus armeniaca, P. persica, P. pseudocerasus, Pyrus spp.), Ulmaceae (Ulmus pumila), and Rhamnaceae (Ziziphus jujuba). The native range of this insect includes Northern China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Pyŏngyang), Northern Japan and the Russian Far East (Primorye). Very little information on L. nobilissima bellula is available from the literature.
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Cao LM, Xie JY, Wang XG, Wang XY, Poland TM, Petrice TR, Yang ZQ (2024) Description of a new species of the genus Atanycolus Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitizing Lamprodila nobilissima bellula (Lewis)(Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in China. Zootaxa 5448(2), 248-260.
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