Annotated checklist and illustrated key to the species of Trichogramma Westwood (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) from South America
Author
Querino, Ranyse B.
Author
Zucchi, Roberto A.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-08-14
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4656.2.1
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Trichogramma exiguum
Pinto & Platner, 1978
Diagnosis
. Flagellum with short, robust setae, basiconic sensilla prominent and globose, dorsal lamina with broad, rounded shoulders and anteriorly widened ventral ridge.
Comments
.
Trichogramma exiguum
is commonly associated with economically important lepidopterans and occurs in agricultural and disturbed habitats.
Type repository
. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
Type locality
. Alabama, USA.
Distribution in South America
. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Hosts
.
Trichogramma exiguum
parasitizes 17 lepidopteran species in South America (
Zucchi
et al
. 2010
), although no host is known in Brazil.