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Description of two new Quadrastichus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) reared from Litchiomyia chinensis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on commercial lychee (Litchi chinensis; Sapindaceae) in Taiwan

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Gates, Michael W., Chao, Yi-Min, Lin, Sheng-Feng, Yang, Man-Miao (2020): Description of two new Quadrastichus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) reared from Litchiomyia chinensis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on commercial lychee (Litchi chinensis; Sapindaceae) in Taiwan. Journal of Natural History 54 (9): 635-646, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1779367

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