| Cotesia icipe | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Genus: | Cotesia |
| Species: | C. icipe
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| Binomial name | |
| Cotesia icipe Fiaboe, Fernández-Triana, Nyamu, & Agbodzavu 20171
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Cotesia icipe is a parasitoid species of wasp of the genus Cotesia. Found in tropical Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, it was first discovered as a parasitoid of the Lepidopterans Spodoptera littoralis and beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua). Therefore it is now being studied as a possible biological control of Lepidopteran pests of amaranth crops in those areas.1
Range
Kenya (Yatta Constituency, Mwea Constituency, Kitengela, Thika,1 and Machakos),2 Madagascar,1 Saudi Arabia,1 South Africa,1 Yemen,1 and Ethiopia (Awasa (Hawassa), Jimma, and Awash-Melkasa).2
Hosts
- S. exigua, a native host1
- S. littoralis, a native host1
- S. frugiperda3 - C. icipe is the primary parasitoid of the invasive agricultural pest S. frugiperda in Ethiopia, and a minor one in Kenya.2
References
References
- Fiaboe, Komi K.M.; Fernández-Triana, Jose; Nyamu, Faith W.; Agbodzavu, Komi M. (2017-12-20). "Cotesia icipe sp. n., a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of importance in the biological control of Lepidopteran pests in Africa". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 61. International Society of Hymenopterists (Pensoft): 49–64. doi:10.3897/jhr.61.21015. ISSN 1314-2607. S2CID 53705491.
- Sisay, Birhanu; Simiyu, Josephine; Malusi, Peter; Likhayo, Paddy; Mendesil, Esayas; Elibariki, Nsami; Wakgari, Mulatu; Ayalew, Gashawbeza; Tefera, Tadele (2018-06-13). "First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), natural enemies from Africa". Journal of Applied Entomology. 142 (8). Wiley: 800–804. doi:10.1111/jen.12534. ISSN 0931-2048. S2CID 90949331.
- B. M. Prasanna; Joseph E. Huesing; Regina Eddy; Virginia M. Peschke. "Fall Armyworm in Africa: A Guide for Integrated Pest Management" (PDF). Integrated Pest Management Florida (1 ed.). USAID, CIMMYT, CGIAR MAIZE. pp. 1–120. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-27.