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Issue: Vol. 6: 29 Aug. 2001
Type: Article
Published: 2001-08-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.6.1.1
Page range: 1–4
Abstract views: 35
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Aphidius linosiphonis sp. n. (Hymenoptera; Braconidae; Aphidiinae), a new member of the aphid parasitoid guild associated with Galium

Faculty of Biology, Institute of Zoology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11 000 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Institute of Entomology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 31, 370 05 Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic
Aphidius linosiphonis sp. n. parasitoid aphid host speciation

Abstract

Examination of Aphidius matricariae Haliday specimens from Yugoslavia yielded the presence of a new species reared from Linosiphon sp. on Galium silvaticum. Aphidius linosiphonis sp. n. is described and is differentiated from its relatives based on differences in morphology. This species also was found in collections from the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.

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