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A new species of Coccobius Ratzeburg (Hym.: Aphelinidae), C. hyrcanus Hayat Shahbazvar, sp. nov., is described based on specimens collected in Mazandaran province, Iran. All specimens were reared from Lepidosaphes… Click to show full abstract
A new species of Coccobius Ratzeburg (Hym.: Aphelinidae), C. hyrcanus Hayat Shahbazvar, sp. nov., is described based on specimens collected in Mazandaran province, Iran. All specimens were reared from Lepidosaphes gloverii (Hem.: Diaspididae) on Punica granatum (Lythraceae). The new species is illustrated and its differences from other species are discussed. Also new host records are provided for two Iranian species of Coccobius.
Keywords:
coccobius ratzeburg;
species coccobius;
new host;
aphelinidae;
new species;
host records
Journal Title: Zootaxa
Year Published: 2022
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Journal Title: Zootaxa
Year Published: 2022
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