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Published: 2022-06-23
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New records of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Netherlands, with a description of new species

Institute of Entomology, Agricultural University of Georgia, Agmashenebeli Alley #240, Tbilisi, 0131, Georgia
Pannerdenseweg 9, 6905SE Zevenaar, Netherlands.
Hymenoptera Encyrtids Microterys nederlandicus parasitoids Holland

Abstract

As a result of our survey of parasitoid wasps, the number of encyrtid species known from the Netherlands increased from 106 to 123. Microterys nederlandicus Japoshvili sp. n. is described as new for science. Figures for all species identified during our survey are provided.

 

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