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Humala A.E., Kruidhof H.M., Woelke J.B.
New species of Megastylus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Orthocentrinae) reared from larvae of Keroplatidae fungus gnats (Diptera) in a Dutch orchid greenhouse
// Journal of Natural History. Vol. 51, Is. 1-2. 2017. Pp. 83-95
Keywords: Biological control, Lyprauta, parasitoid, Proceroplatus, orchid root damage
A new parasitoid wasp species belonging to the genus Megastylus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Orthocentrinae) found in an orchid nursery in The Netherlands is described and illustrated: Megastylus woelkei sp. nov. It was reared from parasitized larvae of fungus gnats (Diptera: Keroplatidae). The biology of this new species and the possibility to use it in biological pest control are briefly discussed.
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