Two New Species of Prαon Haliday (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) from Greece


Published: Jan 7, 2000
Keywords:
New insect species Aphidiidae Praon staryi Praon athenaeum
Ν. G. Kavallieratos
D. Ρ. Lykouressis
Abstract
Two new species of Praon Haliday: P. staryi spec. nov. and P. athenaeum specnov., are described. P.staryi was collected and reared from Myzus nicotianae Blackman on Nicotiana tabacum L. and P. athenaeum from Hyperomyzus lactucae (L.) on Sonchus oleraceus L.
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