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Description and field biology ofMicroctonus hyperodae Loan, n. sp. [Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Euphorinae] a parasite ofHyperodes bonariensis in South America [Coleoptera: Curculionidae]

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Microctonus hyperodae Loan, new species, is a parasite of adults of the stem weevilHyperodes bonariensis Kuschel in Argentina and Uruguay. It is described and identification characters are given for the three other known Neotropical species ofMicroctonus. The life cycle, incidence and control importance ofM. hyperodae are reported.

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Microctonus hyperodae Loan, nouvelle espèce, est un parasite des adultes des charançons des tiges,Hyperodes bonariensis Kuschel en Argentine et en Uruguay. Les caractéristiques de l'identification sont données pour les quatre espèces néotropicales connues deMicroctonus. Des observations sur le cycle de vie, l'incidence et l'importance du contrôle deM. hyperodae sont également données.

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  1. Biosystematic Research Institute, Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    C. C. Loan

  2. Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, South American Station, Bariloche, Argentina

    D. C. Lloyd

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Loan, C.C., Lloyd, D.C. Description and field biology ofMicroctonus hyperodae Loan, n. sp. [Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Euphorinae] a parasite ofHyperodes bonariensis in South America [Coleoptera: Curculionidae]. Entomophaga 19, 7–12 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02371504

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