Abstract
The eulophid genus Dermatopelte is reported from the Nearctic region for the first time, represented by two new species, Dermatopelte yanegai n. sp. and D. sinaloensis n. sp. The new species are compared with Dermatopelte budensis, the only valid species previously included in the genus, and the genus is compared with similar genera in the Eulophini.References
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