A new species of Omphale Haliday 1833 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from Brazil, parasitic on gall-midges on Croton floribundus Spreng (Euphorbiaceae)

Authors

  • Gabriela Cristina Gomes Universidade Estadual de Campinas – UNICAMP, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Biologia Animal
  • Maíce Siqueira Franco Universidade Estadual de Campinas – UNICAMP, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Biologia Animal
  • Christer Hansson the Natural History Museum, Scientific Associate of the Entomology Department

Keywords:

gall-maker, Cecidomyiidae, parasitoid, tritrophic interaction, Neotropical

Abstract

A tritrophic relationship involving the plant Croton floribundusSpreng (Euphorbiaceae), an unidentified gall-midge belonging to eitherClinodiplosis Kieffer 1895 or Alycaulus Rübsaamen 1916 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), and a new species of parasitic wasp belonging toOmphale Haliday 1833 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is described. The gall andOmphale japii sp. nov., are described and illustrated. This is the third record ofOmphale from Brazil and the new species is compared to otherOmphale species from the Neotropical region.
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Published

2013-09-01

How to Cite

Gomes, G. C., Franco, M. S., & Hansson, C. (2013). A new species of Omphale Haliday 1833 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from Brazil, parasitic on gall-midges on Croton floribundus Spreng (Euphorbiaceae). Biota Neotropica, 13(3). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1253

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2013): v13n3

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