Entomologia Hellenica 22 (2013): 43-46.

Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology, Agricultural Univ. of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, Athens, Greece.
Municipality of Heraklion, 1 A. Titou, 71202 Heraklion, Greece

In October 2013, the red date scale Phoenicococcus marlatti Cockerell (Hemiptera: Phoenicococcidae) has been recorded for the first time in Greece. Adult females were collected from the base of fronds of date palm from the Crete Island. Information on the species morphology, biology and distribution is presented.

Entomologia Hellenica 22 (2013): 35-42.

Laboratory of Entomology and Acarology, National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia – University of Carthage, 43 Avenue Charles Nicolle, Cité Mahrajène, 1082 Tunis, Tunisia

Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is considered as key pest attacking tomato in Tunisia and in many other countries around the world. In order to investigate the efficacy of Trichogramma cacoeciae (Marchal) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) for biological control of this pest in Northeastern Tunisia, releases were performed in open field conditions. T. cacoeciaeshowed a good efficacy on reducing the number of T. absoluta eggs and larvae when releasing 30 adults/plant in plots covered with insect-proof netting in May 2012. The results showed that this parasitoid may be a promising agent for T. absoluta biological control in Tunisia.

Entomologia Hellenica 22 (2013): 29-34.

Möndenweg 26, D–79594 Inzlingen, Germany

A new species of ant-loving cricket, Myrmecophilus balcanicus sp. n., is described and illustrated based on individuals collected in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). It’s habitat is described. The species belongs to the subgenus Myrmecophilus Berthold, 1827. Myrmecophilus zorae Karaman, 1963 is recognized as a junior synonym of Myrmecophilus hirticaudusFischer von Waldheim, 1846.

Entomologia Hellenica 22 (2013): 23-28.

Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 26 Ploutonos Str., 412 21 Larissa, Greece.
Department of Agronomy Technologists, Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece, Theodoropoulou Str., 272 00, Amaliada, Greece. 
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology, 100 Nikolaou Plastira Str., 700 13, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. 
Phytopathology Lab, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece. 
Division of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK

In this paper we report two aphid species as new records for the Greek and the European aphid fauna. The species are Aphis odinae (van der Goot) and Melanaphis sorghi (Theobald) (Hemiptera: Aphididae). The former was found on Pittosporum spp. in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, and the latter on Sorghum halepense (L.) in Messolonghi, southern Greece, and also in Thessaloniki. Heavy infestations in Pittosporum trees by A. odinae have not been observed and M. sorghi was not detected in cultivated sorghum or maize in the few inspections we made. Thus, according to our inspections neither of these species is as yet of economic importance in Greece. These two species increase the number of aphid species recorded in Greece to 335.