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Horismenus saturnus n. sp. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) a New Parasitoid Wasp from Eggs of Saturniidae (Lepidoptera) from the Atlantic Forest, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Schoeninger, Karine ; Wengrat, Ana P.G.S. ; Costa, Valmir Antonio and Hansson, Christer LU (2024) In Neotropical Entomology 53. p.1055-1063
Abstract

A new species of Horismenus Walker, H. saturnus Schoeninger & Hansson (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), is described from material reared from eggs of an unidentified species of Saturniidae (Lepidoptera). The new species is compared to H. cupreus (Ashmead, 1894), a species it is very similar to, and to H. ancillus (Brèthes), a species with the same type of host as H. saturnus. A total of 30 adult specimens developed from the eggs of Saturniidae. This is the second record of a Horismenus species parasitizing eggs of Saturniidae and the first record of this host from Brazil. Here, we provide a diagnosis and description of the new species including morphological and molecular characters, and multiple illustrations.

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Chalcidoidea, Entedoninae, Moths, Natural enemy, Parasitic wasp
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Neotropical Entomology
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53
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9 pages
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Springer
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  • scopus:85198980315
  • pmid:39012616
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1519-566X
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10.1007/s13744-024-01180-3
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English
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  author       = {{Schoeninger, Karine and Wengrat, Ana P.G.S. and Costa, Valmir Antonio and Hansson, Christer}},
  issn         = {{1519-566X}},
  keywords     = {{Chalcidoidea; Entedoninae; Moths; Natural enemy; Parasitic wasp}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{1055--1063}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Neotropical Entomology}},
  title        = {{Horismenus saturnus n. sp. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) a New Parasitoid Wasp from Eggs of Saturniidae (Lepidoptera) from the Atlantic Forest, Minas Gerais, Brazil}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13744-024-01180-3}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s13744-024-01180-3}},
  volume       = {{53}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}