A new species of Tamarixia Mercet (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), parasitoid of Trioza aguacate Hollis & Martin (Hemiptera, Triozidae) in Mexico.
Tamarixia aguacatensis Yefremova, sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae) is described from Mexico as a parasitoid of the avocado psyllid, Trioza aguacate Hollis & Martin (Hemiptera: Triozidae). Trioza aguacate is a serious pest of avocado, Persea americana Miller. A key to the species of Tamarixia Mercet in Mexico is given.
Department of Zoology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel.
Zoya
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Yefremova
Posgrado en Fitosanidad, Colegio de Postgraduados, Km 36.5 carretera México-Texcoco, Montecillo, Texcoco, Edo. de México, 56230, México.
Graciela
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González-Santarosa
Posgrado en Fitosanidad, Colegio de Postgraduados, Km 36.5 carretera México-Texcoco, Montecillo, Texcoco, Edo. de México, 56230, México.
J Refugio
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Lomeli-Flores
Posgrado en Fitosanidad, Colegio de Postgraduados, Km 36.5 carretera México-Texcoco, Montecillo, Texcoco, Edo. de México, 56230, México.
Néstor
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Bautista-Martínez
Chalcidoidea; Insecta; Mexico; Persea americana; Tamarixia aguacatensis; Trioza aguacate