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Systematics, Morphology and Biogeography • Rev. Bras. entomol. 51 (1) • Mar 2007 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0085-56262007000100003   copy

A new species of Cervellus Szépligeti (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) with biological notes

Uma nova espécie de Cervellus Szépligeti (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae), com notas biológicas

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A new Cervellus species is described from Brazil. The male to this genus is described for the first time as well its cocoon is illustrated. The specimens parasitize the papaya borer weevil Pseudopiazurus obesus (Boheman, 1838) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) associated with Carica papaya Linnaeus, 1753 (Caricaceae) at Rio Grande do Norte and Bahia Brazilian States.

Biological control; Carica papaya; parasitoids; taxonomy

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