First record of the fig wasp genus Diaziella Grandi (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae: Sycoecinae) from the Asian mainland with description of two new species from China

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1337, 2006, Pages 39-59

  Van Noort, Simon ^a   Peng, Yan Qiong ^b   Rasplus, Jean Yves ^b,c  

^a IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

Author keywords

Diaziella; Ficus; Fig wasp; Key; New species; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AGAONIDAE; CHALCIDOIDEA; FICUS GLABERRIMA; HYMENOPTERA; PTEROMALIDAE; SYCOECINAE;

EID: 33750601186     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1337.1.2     Document Type: Article

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