A new species of Westralianus Boucek 1988 (Hymenoptera:Torymidae: Megastigminae) from Turkey

Authors : Mikdat DOĞANLAR

Pages : 23-27

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :A new species of the Australian genus Westralianus Boucek insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Torymidae); is described from Altınözü, Hatay, Turkey. Some new diagnostic characters of the genus are provided by inclusion of a second species in the genus. The new species, W. altinoezus n.sp., is compared with the type species, W. microstigma Boucek 1988. The new species was recorded as a parasitoid of caterpillars of an unknown species of Lepidoptera living in galls of Gymnosporangium confusum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Uredinales: Pucciniaceae); on shoots of Crataegus monogyna Jacq. A description of the new species is provided and its diagnostic characters are photographed.
Keywords : Key words Westralianus, new species, diagnosis, description, biology