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Issue: Vol. 1044 No. 1: 2 Sept. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-09-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1044.1.3
Page range: 27–34
Abstract views: 83
PDF downloaded: 35

A new species of Neochrysocharis Kurdjumov (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a parasitoid of serpentine leafminers (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Southeast Asia

CSIRO Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
CSIRO Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
Hymenoptera Eulophidae Neochrysocharis parasitoids Agromyzidae Liriomyza Indonesia Vietnam Neochrysocharis formosa variation

Abstract

Neochrysocharis beasleyi sp.n. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Entedoninae) is described from Indonesia and Vietnam. This species is a parasitoid of leafmining Agromyzidae, and is a potential biological control agent for invasive agromyzid species. Variation within Southeast Asian specimens of Neochrysocharis formosa is described and discussed. Neochrysocharis stat. rev. is treated as a valid genus, and removed from synonymy with Closterocerus.Key words: Hymenoptera, Eulophidae, Neochrysocharis, parasitoids, Agromyzidae, Liriomyza, Indonesia, Vietnam, Neochrysocharis formosa, variation

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