A new native host for Erythrina gall wasp Quadrastichus erythrinae Kim, 2004 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in the oceanic archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

Abstract

We record for the first time the Erythrina gall wasp Quadrastichus erythrinae Kim, 2004 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) attacking the mulungu plant, Erythrina velutina Willd. (Fabaceae), a new native host in the oceanic archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil.

Keywords

• Chalcidoidea
• Mulungu
• Neotropical region
• Oceanic Island