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Published: 2004-05-14
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A new phytophagous species of Eurytoma (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) attacking Werauhia gladioliflora (Bromeliales: Bromeliaceae)

Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology, c/o National Museum of Natural History, MRC 168, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012, USA
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 94062, NL-1090 GB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Hymenoptera Eurytomidae Bromeliaceae phytophagous Eurytoma Werauhia

Abstract

Eurytoma werauhia Gates, new species, is described and illustrated. This species was reared from the floral buds of Werauhia gladioliflora (Wendl.) (Bromeliales: Bromeliaceae), in Costa Rica. This plant represents a new host record for the genus. Eurytoma werauhia is compared with other known species of Eurytoma, primarily due to its host and metasomal coloration.

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