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Issue: Vol. 41 No. 1: 28 May 2002
Type: Article
Published: 2002-05-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.41.1.1
Page range: 1–7
Abstract views: 44
PDF downloaded: 26

Epsilogaster faviolae, a new species of Mendesellinae from Colombia (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Central American Institute of Biological Research and Conservation (CIBRC). P.O. Box 2398- 2050 San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica
Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL 62801, USA
Hymenoptera Taxonomy Braconidae Mendesellinae Epsilogaster Neotropical region

Abstract

A new species of mendeselline braconid wasp, Epsilogaster faviolae Valerio and Whitfield, sp. nov., is described and illustrated. This is the first record from Colombia for the subfamily and the genus. An update to the previously published key for the Epsilogaster species is given to aid in identification.

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