Dinarmus Explained

Dinarmus is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Pteromalidae.^[1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.Many species in this genus are parasitoids, and some species (such as D. basalis^[2] and D. vagabundus^[3]) are used in integrated pest management to prevent the destruction of cowpea crops by Callosobruchus larvae.

Species:

• Dinarmus acutus
• Dinarmus altifrons
• Dinarmus basalis
• Dinarmus colemani
• Dinarmus garouae
• Dinarmus italicus
• Dinarmus ivorensis
• Dinarmus lamtoensis
• Dinarmus latialis
• Dinarmus maculatus
• Dinarmus magnus
• Dinarmus major
• Dinarmus parvula
• Dinarmus schwenkei
• Dinarmus simus
• Dinarmus steffani
• Dinarmus vagabundus
• Dinarmus yagouae

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dinarmus Thomson, 1878 . www.gbif.org . 19 June 2021 . en.
2. Biological control of bruchids infesting cowpea by the introduction of Dinarmus basalis (Rondani) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) adults into farmers' stores in West Africa . Journal of Stored Product Research . 2007 . Amevoin . K. . Sanon . A. . Apossaba . M. . Glitho . I.A. . 43 . 3 . 240–247 . 10.1016/j.jspr.2006.06.004 . 2021-08-01 .
3. Effect of solvent residues of Vitex negundo Linn. and Cassia fistula Linn. on pulse beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus Fab. and its larval parasitoid, Dinarmus vagabundus (Timberlake) . Indian Journal of Experimental Biology . 2000 . Raja . N. . Albert . S . Ignacimuthu . S . 38 . 3 . 290–292 . 10927878 . 0975-1009 . 2021-08-01 .