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RESEARCH PRODUCT

First report of Melittobia australica Girault in Europe and new record of M. acasta (Walker) for Italy

Antonino CusumanoJorge M. GonzálezS. Bradleigh VinsonStefano Colazza

subject

biologyMelittobia acastaZoologybiology.organism_classificationSceliphron spirifexMelittobiaParasitoid wasp Sceliphron spirifex Osmia sp. Sicily EuropeArticleParasitoidParasitoid waspEuropeSettore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E ApplicataMelittobia australicaParasitoid wasplcsh:ZoologySceliphron spirifexAnimal Science and Zoologylcsh:QL1-991Osmia sp.SicilyEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics

description

Melittobia acasta and M. australica are newly recorded from Sicily, Italy, and the second species is reported in Europe for the first time. A short historical background about Melittobia parasitoid wasps, their hosts, and distribution, with emphasis in those two species is presented together with illustrations to facilitate their identification. Brief discussion about the presence and possible distribution of the species in Sicily is also included.

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2012-04-06
https://zenodo.org/record/577117