Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Encyrtus Latreille in Argentina (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Encyrtidae)

The author describes a new species of Encyrtidae, Encyrtus homopteryx ?close to E. haywardi, and E. baezi? from Ceroplastes sp. (Hom.: Coccoidea) on an unnamed leguminosae from the province of Jujuy. Therefore the genus Encyrtus has 7 known species in Argentina. A lectotype for E. baezi is designated.

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Main Author: Fidalgo, A. P.
Format: Digital revista
Language:spa
Published: Fundación Miguel Lillo 2020
Online Access:http://www.lillo.org.ar/journals/index.php/acta-zoologica-lilloana/article/view/1061
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Summary:The author describes a new species of Encyrtidae, Encyrtus homopteryx ?close to E. haywardi, and E. baezi? from Ceroplastes sp. (Hom.: Coccoidea) on an unnamed leguminosae from the province of Jujuy. Therefore the genus Encyrtus has 7 known species in Argentina. A lectotype for E. baezi is designated.