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Diolcogaster flammeus sp. nov. from Brazil, a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of importance in biological control

  • 1. Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Defesa Fitossanitária, Pós-Graduação em Agronomia, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
  • 2. Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • 3. Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Fitotecnia/Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agropecuária, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
  • 4. Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Entomologia/Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agropecuária, Viçosa, MG, Brazil

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Salgado-Neto, Geraldo, Fernández-Triana, José L., Tavares, Wagner de Souza, Zanuncio, José Cola (2018): Diolcogaster flammeus sp. nov. from Brazil, a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of importance in biological control. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 62 (3): 232-236, DOI: 10.1016/j.rbe.2018.06.001, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbe.2018.06.001

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