Abstract
A morphology-based redescription of Leptus kattikus Haitlinger, 2009, including re-examination of the holotype and supplemented with data of a series of specimens collected in Vietnam, is provided. Larvae at different levels of engorgement, all separated from one phasmid host, were examined. A polymerase chain reaction, conducted in order to amplify and sequence the DNA of parasitic larvae, resulted in molecular identification of the host species. This represents an alternative method of establishing the host identification for larvae which have already detached from the host prior to examination, and can therefore be employed in further studies of host spectrum.
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