A New Species of Megastigmus (Hymenoptera: Torymidae: Megastigminae) from Brazil

In this paper a new parasitoid Megastigmus Dalman, 1820 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae: Megastigminae) species was described in the subgenus Torymus, associated with the gall-forming Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in eucalypt plantations in Brazil.

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Published in:The Florida entomologist 2013-03, Vol.96 (1), p.196-199
Main Authors: Doğanlar, Mikdat, Zaché, Bruno, Wilcken, Carlos Frederico
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brazil
Chalcidoidea
Entomology
entomófago
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Eulophidae
Flagella
galerías
gall wasp entomophagous
galls
Hymenoptera
Identification and classification
Insect antennae
Leptocybe invasa
Megastigmus
New species
Ovipositor
Parasitism
Parasitoids
Pedicels
Plant gall
plantations
Research Papers
Species
Torymidae
Torymus
Wasps
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Summary:In this paper a new parasitoid Megastigmus Dalman, 1820 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae: Megastigminae) species was described in the subgenus Torymus, associated with the gall-forming Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in eucalypt plantations in Brazil.
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.1653/024.096.0126