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Issue: Vol. 5831 No. 2: 15 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5831.2.9
Page range: 274-280
Abstract views: 245
PDF downloaded: 16

A new euphorine species of the genus Perilitus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a novel parasite of adult Episomus turritus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Osaka Museum of Natural History; Osaka; Japan
Meikei High School; Tsukuba; Ibaraki; Japan
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences; University of Tsukuba; Tsukuba; Ibaraki; Japan
Hymenoptera Taxonomy Euphorinae parasitoid wasps Japan

Abstract

A new species of euphorine parasitoid wasp, Perilitus mahout Fujie sp. nov. from Japan was discovered by rearing adult Episomus turritus Chevrolat, 1863 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). This is the first report of an adult parasitoid of Episomus turritus.

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How to Cite

Fujie, S., Tamura, K. & Kuramitsu, K. (2026) A new euphorine species of the genus Perilitus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a novel parasite of adult Episomus turritus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Zootaxa, 5831 (2), 274–280. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5831.2.9