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List of Restricted Insects and Mites*
December 16, 1994
Contents:
Acari
Coleoptera
Diptera
Heteroptera
Hymenoptera
Isoptera
Lepidoptera
Orthoptera
Thysanoptera
| Order: Acari | ||
| Family | Scientific name | Common name |
| Phytoseiidae | Iphiseius degenerans | spider mite predator |
| Mesoseiulus longipes | spider mite predator | |
| Mesoseiulus macropilis | spider mite predator | |
| Neoseiulus californicus | spider mite predator | |
| Neoseiulus longispinosus | spider mite predator | |
| Typhlodromus occidentialis | western predator mite | |
| Tetranychidae | Tetranychus lintearius | gorse biocontrol agent |
| Order: Coleoptera | ||
| Family | Scientific name | Common name |
| Apionidae | Apion scutellare | gorse biocontrol agent |
| Buprestidae | Lius poseidon | clidemia biocontrol agent |
| Chrysomelidae | Chlamisus gibbosa | blackberry biocontrol agent |
| Coccinellidae | Delphastus pusillus | spiraling whitefly predator |
| Hippodamia convergens | convergent lady beetle | |
| Nephaspis oculatus | spiraling whitefly predator | |
| Stethorus nigripes | spider mite predator | |
| Stethorus picipes | spider mite predator | |
| Curculionidae | Auletobius convexifrons | firetree biocontrol agent |
| Baris sp. 1 | ivy gourd biocontrol agent | |
| Baris sp. 2 | ivy gourd biocontrol agent | |
| Baris sp. 3 | ivy gourd biocontrol agent | |
| Gymnaetron tetrum | common mullein biocontrol agent | |
| Scarabaeidae | Euoniticellus intermedius | hornfly predator |
| Onitis vanderkelleni | hornfly predator | |
| Order: Diptera | ||
| Family | Scientific name | Common name |
| Chemaemyiidae | Leucopis obscura | Eurasian pine adelgid predator |
| Drosophilidae | all species in Drosophila | pomace flies |
| Zapriothrica sp. | banana poka biocontrol agent | |
| Lonchaeidae | Dasiops curubae | banana poka biocontrol agent |
| Tephritidae | Ceratitus capitata | Mediterranean fruit fly |
| Urophora stylata | bull thistle biocontrol agent | |
| Order: Heteroptera | ||
| Family | Scientific name | Common name |
| Anthocoridae | Orius tristicolor | minute pirate bug |
| Order: Hymenoptera | ||
| Family | Scientific name | Common name |
| Aphelinidae | Cales noacki | woolly whitefly parasite |
| Encarsia formosa | greenhouse whitefly parasite | |
| Encarsia guadeloupae | spiraling whitefly parasite | |
| Encarsia ?haitiensis | spiraling whitefly parasite | |
| Encarsia lutea | sweetpotato whitefly parasite | |
| Encarsia mineoi | sweetpotato whitefly parasite | |
| Encarsia pergandiella | greenhouse whitefly parasite | |
| Aphidiidae | all species in family | aphid parasite |
| Braconidae | Apanteles gelechiidivorus | tomato pinworm parasite |
| Apanteles scutellaris | tomato pinworm parasite | |
| Cotesia plutellae | diamondback moth parasite | |
| Opius dissitus | leafminer parasite | |
| Opius dimidiatus | leafminer parasite | |
| Orgilus elasmopalpi | lesser cornstalk borer parasite | |
| Parahormius pallidipes | tomato pinworm parasite | |
| Psuedapanteles dignus | tomato pinworm parasite | |
| Cynipidae | Ganaspidium utilis | leafminer parasite |
| Encyrtidae | Copidosoma truncatellum | green garden looper parasite |
| Psyllaephagus yaseeni | leucaena psyllid parasite | |
| Zeteticontus utilis | souring beetle parasite | |
| Eulophidae | Chrysocharis oscinidis | leafminer parasite |
| Chrysonotomyia punctiventris | leafminer parasite | |
| Diaulinopsis callichroma | leafminer parasite | |
| Diglyphus begini | leafminer parasite | |
| Horismenus elineatus | lesser cornstalk borer parasite | |
| Pediobius acantha | leafminer parasite | |
| Sympiesis stigmatipennis | tomato pinworm parasite | |
| Tetrastichus brontispae | blue coconut leaf beetle parasite | |
| Ichneumonidae | Diadegma aemiclausum | diamondback moth parasite |
| Diadegma collaris | diamondback moth parasite | |
| Platygasteridae | Amitas ?spiniferus | woolly whitefly parasite |
| Pteromalidae | Halticoptera patellana | leafminer parasite |
| Tenthredinidae | Priophorus morio | blackberry biocontrol agent |
| Order: Isoptera | ||
| Family | Scientific name | Common name |
| Rhinotermitidae | Coptotermes formosanus | Formosan subterranean termite |
| Order: Lepidoptera | ||
| Family | Scientific name | Common name |
| Carposinidae | Carposinia bullata | Koster's curse biocontrol agent |
| Coleophoridae | Coleophora klimeschiella | Russian thistle biocontrol agent |
| Coleophora parthenica | Russian thistle biocontrol agent | |
| Crambidae | Pyrausta perelegans | banana poka biocontrol agent |
| Dioptidae | Josia ligata | banana poka biocontrol agent |
| Josia fluonia | banana poka biocontrol agent | |
| Gracillariidae | Caloptilia shinella | firetree biocontrol agent |
| Phyllonorycter myricae | firetree biocontrol agent | |
| Momphidae | Mompha trithalama | Koster's curse biocontrol agent |
| Noctuidae | Antiblemma acclinalis | Koster's curse biocontrol agent |
| Cucullia verbascia | common mullein bioctontrol agent | |
| Noctodontidae | Cyanotricha necyria | banana poka biocontrol agent |
| Oecophoridae | Agonopterix ulicetella | gorse biocontrol agent |
| Pyralidae | Galleria mellonella | greater wax moth |
| Pempelia genistella | gorse biocontrol agent | |
| Scythrididae | Scythris gallicella | gorse biocontrol agent |
| Sesiidae | Melittia sp. | ivy gourd biocontrol agent |
| Pennisetia marginata | blackberry biocontrol agent | |
| Order: Orthoptera | ||
| Family | Scientific name | Common name |
| Gryllidae | Acheta domesticus | house cricket |
| Order: Thysanoptera | ||
| Family | Scientific name | Common name |
| Thripidae | Scolothrips sexmaculatus | sixspotted thrips |
| Sericothrips staphylinus | gorse biocontrol agent | |
* All restricted insects and mites fall under Part A of Chapter 71. This concerns animals imported for research and exhibition. No insects and mites fall under Part B of Chapter 71, which concerns animals imported for private and commercial use.