Description of #Brachymeria philornisae# sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae), a parasitoid of the bird parasite #Philornis trinitensis# (Diptera: Muscidae) in Tobago, with a review of the sibling species

Delvare G., Heimpel G.E., Baur H., Chadee D.D., Martinez R., Knutie S.A.
2017

In this paper, we describe and illustrate a new species of parasitoid wasp as Brachymeria philornisae Delvare, sp. nov. The new species was reared from Philornis trinitensis Dodge & Aitken (Diptera: Muscidae) puparia that were found in the nests of the bird species Mimus gilvus (Vieillot) (Mimidae) and Tiaris bicolor (L.) (Thraupidae) in Tobago. The new species is of particular interest as it may ...

Taxonomie et géographie animales; Organismes nuisibles des animaux