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NOTES ON THE GENERA BASSUS FABRICIUS AND AGATHIS LATREILLE, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF BASSUS ARTHURELLUS N. SP. (HYMENOPTERA: BRACONIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

M.J. Sharkey
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Institute, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6

Abstract

Bassus arthurellus n. sp. is described making the name available for studies currently underway on the parasitoids of pests of sunflower (Helianthus). Reasons are given for including this species in Bassus F., a genus often considered a synonym of Agathis Latr.

Résumé

Nous décrivons Bassus arthurellus n. sp., un parasitoïde d'insectes nuisibles du tournesol (Helianthus). Nous discutons l'inclusion de cette espèce dans le genre Bassus F., un genre souvent considéré comme synonyme d'Agathis Latr.

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1985

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