Seven new species of the Aleiodes pilosus-group (=Tetrasphaeropyx Ashmead) are described and a key is provided for all known Canadian species in this group, as well as a new species found in North and South Dakota that is similar to one of the new Canadian species. Species described are as follows: A. argyllacearia, A. crassijugosus, A. dakotensis, A. dissiticarina, A. huberi, A. secwepemc, and A. sexmaculativorax. Species previously described and included in this key are A. anatariatus Fortier (2007), A. cartwrightensis Fortier (2007), A. halifaxensis Fortier (2007), and A. provancheri Fortier (2007).
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1 March 2007
The Aleiodes pilosus Group (=Tetrasphaeropyx Ashmead) species of Canada, including seven new species and a key (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Rogadinae)
Joseph C. Fortier
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Transactions of the American Entomological Society
Vol. 133 • No. 1
March 2007
Vol. 133 • No. 1
March 2007
Aleiodes
Blueberry spanner
Braconidae
Canada
Geometridae
Itame argyllacearia
parasitoid