Description and natural history of the first micropterous Meteorus species: M. orocrambivorus sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Euphorinae), endemic to New Zealand

Wing reduction is well known in the cyclostome lineage of Braconidae, but very unusual in non-cyclostome groups. A new species from New Zealand, Meteorus orocrambivorus, the first micropterous species of the non-cyclostome and cosmopolitan genus Meteorus, is described. Phylogenetic analysis places i...

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Main Authors: Helmuth Aguirre, Scott Shaw, Jocelyn Berry, Claudio de Sassi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Online Access:http://jhr.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1665