Title of article :
A new species of Westralianus Boucek 1988 (Hymenoptera: Torymidae: Megastigminae) from Turkey
Author/Authors :
DOGANLAR, Mikdat Mustafa Kemal University - Faculty of Agriculture - Department of Plant Protection, TURKEY
Abstract :
A new species of the Australian genus Westralianus Boucek (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Torymidae) is described from Altınözü, Hatay, Turkey. Some new diagnostic characters of the genus are provided by inclusion of a second species in the genus. The new species, W. altinoezus n.sp., is compared with the type species, W. microstigma Boucek 1988. The new species was recorded as a parasitoid of caterpillars of an unknown species of Lepidoptera living in galls of Gymnosporangium confusum (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) on shoots of Crataegus monogyna Jacq. A description of the new species is provided and its diagnostic characters are photographed.
Keywords :
Westralianus , new species , diagnosis , description , biology
Journal title :
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Journal title :
Turkish Journal of Zoology