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Two new African species of Encyrtus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) parasitic in wax scales (Hemiptera: Coccidae)

G. L. Prinsloo

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Encyrtus aquilus spec. nov. and E. melas spec. nov. are descriptionbed and illustrated from both sexes. They were reared from species of Gascardia collected in the Cape Province, South Africa.

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Encyrtus aquilus spec. nov. and E. melas spec. nov. are descriptionbed and illustrated from both sexes. They were reared from species of Gascardia collected in the Cape Province, South Africa.

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Encyrtus aquilus spec. nov. and E. melas spec. nov. are descriptionbed and illustrated from both sexes. They were reared from species of Gascardia collected in the Cape Province, South Africa.

Key concepts: Encyrtidae, Coccidae, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Biology, Parasitoid, Scale insect, Zoology

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