title: A new species of Lixophaga Townsend (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Colombia, a parasitoid of Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae).
abstract: A new species of Lixophaga Townsend (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Colombia, Lixophaga puscolulo Carrejo & Woodley, sp. nov., is described and illustrated. It is a parasitoid of the tomato fruit borer, Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), an insect pest of Solanum quitoense Lam., in Colombia. Aspects of its biology are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universidad del Valle, Departamento de Biología, A.A. 25630, Cali, Colombia; Email: nancy.carrejo@correounivalle.edu.co.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Carrejo
authors.affiliation: CORPOICA, La Selva, Rionegro Antioquia, Colombia.; Email: aediaz@corpoica.org.co.
authors.forename: Ana E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.affiliation: Systematic Entomology Laboratory, ARS, USDA, c/o Smithsonian Institution NHB-168, P. O. Box 37012, Washington DC 20013- 7012, USA.; Email: norman.woodley@ars.usda.gov.
authors.forename: Norman E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Woodley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003105:Colombia; D004175:Diptera; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007915:Lepidoptera