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Published: 2003-01-17
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Six new species of Trichogramma Westwood (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) from a Brazilian forest reserve

ESALQ/USP, Departamento de Entomologia, Fitopatologia e Zoologia Agrícola, Av. Pádua Dias 11, 13418- 900, Piracicaba, SP, Brasil
ESALQ/USP, Departamento de Entomologia, Fitopatologia e Zoologia Agrícola, Av. Pádua Dias 11, 13418- 900, Piracicaba, SP, Brasil
Hymenoptera Taxonomy forest egg parasitoid

Abstract

An electrical suction trap set in a forest reserve in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, was used to collect Trichogramma species. Six new species were collected, namely Trichogramma acuminatum n. sp., Trichogramma alloeovirilia n. sp., Trichogramma parrai n. sp., Trichogramma pusillum n. sp., Trichogramma tupiense n. sp. and Trichogramma zucchii n. sp., which are being described herein.

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