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Description and biological parameters of Ooencyrtus isabellae Guerrieri and Noyes sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae), a potential biocontrol agent of Zophiuma butawengi (Heller) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Lophopidae) in Papua New Guinea

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Guerrieri, Emilio, Gitau, Catherine W., Fletcher, Murray J., Noyes, John S., Dewhurst, Charles F., Gurr, Geoff M. (2011): Description and biological parameters of Ooencyrtus isabellae Guerrieri and Noyes sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae), a potential biocontrol agent of Zophiuma butawengi (Heller) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Lophopidae) in Papua New Guinea. Journal of Natural History 45 (43-44): 2747-2755, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2011.616272, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2011.616272

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