A new species of Labania Hedqvist (Braconidae, Doryctinae) from Costa Rica, reared from aerial root galls of Ficus obtusifolia Kunth

By

Belokobylʹskiĭ, S. A. (Sergeĭ Aleksandrovich), 1958-
Solís, Miguel Artavia
Hanson, Paul
Zaldivar-Riverón, Alejandro

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

44

Pages

69-78

Subjects

gall-association , Hymenoptera , Ichneumonoidea , Neotropics

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/JHR.44.4722

 

Abstract

A new species of the Doryctinae genus Labania Hedqvist, L. ficophaga sp. n. from Costa Rica is described. This new species was reared from aerial root galls of Ficus obtusifolia Kunth. An updated key to the five described species of Labania and digital pictures of L. ficophaga sp. n. and L. minuta Marsh are provided.