Morphological and molecular description, and draft mitogenome, of a new Encarsia species (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), a parasitoid of the Bemisia tabaci species complex (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on cassava in Uganda

Encarsia agona Otim and Polaszek sp. n. is described from Uganda. Females of the new species develop as primary parasitoids of a member of the Bemisia tabaci species complex, namely the species generally referred to as ‘sub–Saharan Africa 1’ or ‘SSA1’, which is a major pest and virus vector on cassava. While males have emerged from the same hosts, it is not known whether they develop as hyperparasitoids, as in most Encarsia species. In addition to a detailed morphological description, draft mitochondrial genomes from the holotype and two paratype female individuals were assembled and annotated, with results indicating significant gene rearrangements and aberrant tRNA-predicted secondary structure.http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:983CF64E-BB29-44FB-9E38-398F2FD6DAFB