Field studies and molecular forensics identify a new association: Idris elba Talamas, sp. nov. parasitizes the eggs of Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister)

A species of Idris Förster (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) is found to parasitize the eggs of Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and is described as new: Idris elba Talamas, sp. nov. This is the first association of an Idris species with a non-spider host, and the association is confirmed with mol...

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Main Authors: J. Refugio Lomeli-Flores, Susana Eva Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Esteban Rodríguez-Levya, Héctor González-Hernández, Tara D. Gariepy, Elijah J. Talamas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Online Access:https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/38025/download/pdf/