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Issue: Vol. 5719 No. 2: 12 Nov. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-11-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5719.2.10
Page range: 298-300
Abstract views: 132
PDF downloaded: 8

First record of the exotic encyrtid Aeptencyrtus bruchi (De Santis, 1957) (Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae) from Europe

Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA). Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología. Carretera CV-315; Km 10’7; 43113. Moncada; Valencia; Spain
Avda. Costa del Sol 1 6º Puerta E 18690 Almuñécar (Granada)
Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales; University of Alicante; 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig; Alicante; Spain
Hymenoptera Chalcidoidea Encyrtidae Aeptencyrtus bruchi

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How to Cite

Casiraghi, A., Martín, D.F. & Royo, J.M. (2025) First record of the exotic encyrtid Aeptencyrtus bruchi (De Santis, 1957) (Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae) from Europe. Zootaxa, 5719 (2), 298–300. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5719.2.10