First record of the family Azotidae from Ecuador, with a description of a new species of Ablerus Howard (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Azotidae) from the Galapagos Islands
Author:
AVENDAÑO JOSÉ M.ORCID, PICÓN-RENTERÍA PATRICIOORCID, KRESSLEIN ROBERT L.ORCID, HERRERA HENRI W.ORCID
Abstract
Azotidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) is a small family (1 genus, 92 species) comprised primarily of hyperparasitoids of species of Hymenoptera that target whiteflies and scale insects. In the present study, we provide the first record of the genus Ablerus Howard, 1898 (=Azotus Howard 1898) from the Galapagos Islands, based on material collected in a survey of Hymenoptera across the archipelago’s main islands. One new species, Ablerus byroni sp. n. is described and illustrated.
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