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Published: 2003-03-17
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New species of Trichogramma Westwood (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) associated with lepidopterous eggs in Brazil

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 egg parasitoids insect hosts

Abstract

Four new species of Trichogramma are described: Trichogramma bertii n. sp. from Glena sp., a geometrid of silvicultural importance; Trichogramma esalqueanum n. sp. from Mechanitis lysimnia eggs, a minor pest of tomato and Heliconius erato phyllis; Trichogramma iracildae n. sp. from eggs of Calpodes ethlius; and Trichogramma pratissolii n. sp. collected from Anagasta kuehniella trap eggs (factitious host).

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