First report of Melittobia australica Girault in Europe and new record of M. acasta (Walker) for Italy

Melittobia acasta and M. australica are newly recorded from Sicily, Italy, and the second species is reported in Europe for the first time. A short historical background about Melittobia parasitoid wasps, their hosts, and distribution, with emphasis in those two species is presented together with il...

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Main Authors: Antonino Cusumano, Jorge Gonzalez, Stefano Colazza, S. Bradleigh Vinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2012-04-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2661