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Pteroceraphron Dessart new to the USA (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea)
István Mikó1, Lubomír Masner2, Andrew Robert Deans1
1Pennsylvania State University, University Park, United States of America.
Background:
Pteroceraphron is a monotypic genus that can be recognized by its unique, lanceolate wing shape. Until now the only described species, Pteroceraphron mirabilipennis Dessart 1981, was known only from specimens collected in Canada.
New Information:
Here, for the first time, we report Pteroceraphron mirabilipennis Dessart 1981 specimens collected in the USA. We also provide an extended diagnosis.
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