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The species of Brasema Cameron, 1884 (Hymenoptera, Eupelmidae) associated with oak gall wasps (Hym., Cynipidae, Cynipini) in North America with the description of two new species from México
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- 1. Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Biologia, Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Avda. Diagonal 645, 08028-Barcelona, Catalonia, SPAIN.
- 2. Honorary Research Associate, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, K. W. Neatby Bldg., 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA, KIA 0C6.
- 3. Instituto de Fitosanidad, Colegio de Postgraduados, 56230 Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México, MÉXICO.
- 4. Universidad de la Sierra Juárez, Instituto de Estudios Ambientales. Avenida Universidad S/N, C.P. 68725, Ixtlán de Juárez, Oaxaca, MÉXICO.
- 5. División de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Autónoma de Chapingo, Km 38.5 Carretera México-Texcoco. Chapingo, Estado de México, MÉXICO.
- 6. Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona (MCNB), Departament d'Artròpodes, Passeig Picasso s/n, 08003- Barcelona, Catalonia, SPAIN.
- 7. Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Biologia, Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Avda. Diagonal 645, 08028-Barcelona, Catalonia, SPAIN. & Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Biologia, Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Avda. Diagonal 645, 08028-Barcelona, Catalonia, SPAIN.
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Cazorla-Vila, Júlia, Gibson, Gary A. P., García-Martiñón, Rosa Delia, Clark-Tapia, Ricardo, Barrera-Ruíz, Uriel M., Mederos, Jorge, Equihua-Martínez, Armando, Estrada-Venegas, Edith, Cuesta-Porta, Victor, Pujade-Villar, Juli (2026): The species of Brasema Cameron, 1884 (Hymenoptera, Eupelmidae) associated with oak gall wasps (Hym., Cynipidae, Cynipini) in North America with the description of two new species from México. Zootaxa 5777 (3): 401-430, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.1
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