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A new species of phytophagous braconid Allorhogas minimus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) reared from fruit galls on Miconia longifolia (Melastomataceae) in Costa Rica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2010

Mary L. Centrella  and
Scott R. Shaw
Mary L. Centrella
Affiliation:
U.W. Insect Museum, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Wyoming, 1000 East University Avenue, Laramie, WY82071-3354, USA
Scott R. Shaw*
Affiliation:
U.W. Insect Museum, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Wyoming, 1000 East University Avenue, Laramie, WY82071-3354, USA
*
*E-mail: mcentrel@uwyo.edu; braconid@uwyo.edu
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Abstract

A new plant-feeding species of braconid wasp Allorhogas minimus Centrella & Shaw is described from Heredia Province in Costa Rica. The new species is diagnosed and compared with other species in the genus. This is the first record of an Allorhogas species from fruit galls on Miconia longifolia.

Keywords

HymenopteraBraconidaeDoryctinaeAllorhogasMiconiagallswaspsphytophagyCosta Rica
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Research Paper
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , June 2010 , pp. 101 - 107
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Copyright © ICIPE 2010

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