Journal of Hymenoptera Research (Jun 2015)

A new species of Labania Hedqvist (Braconidae, Doryctinae) from Costa Rica, reared from aerial root galls of Ficus obtusifolia Kunth

  • Sergey Belokobylskij,
  • Miguel Artavia Solís,
  • Paul Hanson,
  • Alejandro Zaldivar-Riveron

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/JHR.44.4722
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 44
pp. 69 – 78

Abstract

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A new species of the Doryctinae genus Labania Hedqvist, L. ficophaga sp. n. from Costa Rica is described. This new species was reared from aerial root galls of Ficus obtusifolia Kunth. An updated key to the five described species of Labania and digital pictures of L. ficophaga sp. n. and L. minuta Marsh are provided.