Two new species of Pteroptrix Westwood, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from Mexico

S.N. Myartseva

Abstract. Two new species of the genus Pteroptrix are described from Mexico: P. gonzalesi sp. n. from Chiapas and P. mexicana sp. n. from Baja California Sur. A key for identification of three species of Pteroptrix recorded from Mexico is presented. Data on the hosts and distribution of the Mexican Pteroptrix species are given.

Key words: i>Pterotrix, Aphelinidae, Mexico, new species

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2009, 18(1): 102-108 ▪ Published in print 3 July 2009

https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2009.18.1.102 ▪ Open full article

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