A new parasitoid wasp species, Torymus moazopisp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae), is described from Mexico. This new species was reared from seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris L. and Phaseolus lunatus L. (both Fabaceae) associated with some Bruchinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Torymus moazopisp. nov. is morphologically similar to Torymus atheatus Grissell (Hymenoptera: Torymidae), but it can be distinguished by its ovipositor length, thorax coloration, and the distinctively wide fore and hind femora in males.
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23 January 2020
A New Species of Torymus (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) Associated with Two Genera of Bruchinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in México
A. Lucía Pérez-Benavides,
Fernando Hernández-Baz,
Jorge M. González,
Alejandro Zaldívar Riverón
Florida Entomologist
Vol. 102 • No. 4
December 2019
Vol. 102 • No. 4
December 2019
BIOLOGY
Mexico
new species
parasitoid
taxonomy