Author：Serguei Vladimirovich Triapitsyn ^1,2

¹ Entomology Research Museum, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.
² Corresponding author, E-mail: serguei.triapitsyn@ucr.edu

Abstrct：

    An overview of the taxonomic and biological studies on the egg parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae and Trichogrammatidae) of Auchenorrhyncha (Hemiptera) of economic importance in Taiwan (Republic of China) and adjacent countries is given, and their current status is discussed. Also provided is a summary of taxonomy and biology of the hymenopteran egg parasitoids of various Proconiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae), particularly the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar), in the New World, with references to its biological control in the non-native range.

Keywords: Cicadellidae, Delphacidae, Proconiini, Homalodisca vitripennis, vector, Aphelinidae, Mymaridae, Trichogrammatidae, egg parasitoid, biological control.

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