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Three new species of gall-associated Allorhogas wasps from Costa Rica (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 June 2013

Mary L. Centrella  and
Scott R. Shaw
Mary L. Centrella
Affiliation:
U.W. Insect Museum, Ecosystem Science and Management (Dept. 3354), University of Wyoming, 1000 East University Avenue, Laramie, WY82071, USA
Scott R. Shaw*
Affiliation:
U.W. Insect Museum, Ecosystem Science and Management (Dept. 3354), University of Wyoming, 1000 East University Avenue, Laramie, WY82071, USA
*
*E-mail: braconid@uwyo.edu
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Abstract

Three new species of braconid wasps from Costa Rica are described here: Allorhogas crinitus reared from leaf galls on Protium panamense (Burseraceae), Allorhogas lacuna reared from galls on Melastomataceae and Allorhogas triopsis reared from fruit galls on Psychotria (Rubiaceae). These new species are diagnosed and compared with other species in the genus. These are the first records of an Allorhogas species associated with the plant families Burseraceae and Rubiaceae. It is the third association of Allorhogas with the family Melastomaceae.

Keywords

HymenopteraBraconidaeDoryctinaeAllorhogasProtiumPsychotriagallswaspsphytophagyparasitoidCosta Rica
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Research Papers
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 33 , Issue 3 , September 2013 , pp. 145 - 152
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Copyright © icipe 2013 

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