The myrmecomorphous encyrtid Aeptencyrtus bruchi in the island of Kauai, Hawaii (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)

V.A. Trjapitzin

Abstract. Aeptencyrtus bruchi is recorded from Hawaii. Some aspects of myrmecomorphy in the family Encyrtidae are discussed.

Zoosystematica Rossica, 1999, 8(1): 147–149  ▪  Published in print 22 July 1999


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