Parasitoid species of Aleiodes Wesmael, 1838 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Rogadinae) from Bozcaada (Tenedos) Island, Turkey

Abstract: Species of the parasitoid wasp Aleiodes Wesmael, 1838 generally lay their eggs in macrolepidopteran larvae (Noctuoidea and Geometroidea, and rarely Arctioidea, Sphingoidea and Papilionoidea). Therefore, these wasps are called koinobiont-endoparasitoids due to their life cycles. For this reason, members of this genus are potentially very important biological control agents against pest insects on Bozcaada (Tenedos) which is an island of Turkey located in the north-eastern part of the Aegean Sea. Solitary, endoparasitoid Aleoides species were collected from pastures, vegetable gardens, orchards, trefoil and olive groves at different altitudes in Bozcaada between 2010 and 2014. The specimens were collected by using sweep nets and were prepared according to taxonomic rules and regulations. Ten species belonging to 3 subgenera of Aleiodes were collected and all species are new records for the fauna of Bozcaada