Neoleucopis tapiae (Blanchard, 1964) Zondag & Nuttall, 1989

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Neoleucopis tapiae ( Blanchard, 1964: 137;

Leucopis )

Type locality: Argentina: Nahuel Huapi (22 ST ♂ / ♀, MACN) .

Although described from Argentina, this was likely due to an early introduction with the planting of species of Pinus for lumber. This species is widespread in Europe and has been purposely introduced as a predator of species of Pineus infesting Pinus species in Hawaii, western North America, Malawi, South Africa and New Zealand ( Greathead 1995). In Hawaii, this species was introduced under the name Neoleucopis obscura (along with the real N. obscura ), only subsequently having been found to be this species ( Greathead 1995). Specific rearing records include Pineus pini infesting Pinus radiata , Pineus strobi infesting Pinus strobus and Pinus sylvestris , Pineus cembrae (Cholodkovsky) infesting Pinus cembra , Pineus laevis (Maskell) infesting Pinus sylvestris and Pinus radiata , Pineus orientalis (Dreyfus) infesting a species of Pinus , Pineus boerneri infesting Pinus patula , Pineus havrylenkoi Blanchard infesting a species of Pinus .