Myartseva, S.N., Ruíz Cancino, E., & Coronado-Blanco, J.M. 2018 A new species of Diaspiniphagus (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Aphelinidae) and key to the Nearctic species [Una nueva especie de Diaspiniphagus (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Aphelinidae) y clave para las especies neárticas]. Revista Bio Ciencias 5(2), e420. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15741/revbio

Keywords:

  • natural enemies
  • Notes: A new species, Diaspiniphagus mexicanus Myartseva sp. nov., is described and illustrated in this article, it was reared in the State of Tamaulipas from the lac scale Tachardiella mexicana (Craw.) (Hemiptera: Kerriidae) on tenaza Havardia pallens (Benth.) Britton & Rose (fam. Fabaceae) and it is recorded as the first species of Diaspiniphagus attacking this scale and the family Kerriidae.