First Record of a Phytophagous Seed Chalcid from Brazilian Peppertree in Florida

A collection of drupes of S. terebinthifolius from Jupiter, Palm Beach County, FL (by DHH) on 23 February 1988, yielded several microhymenoptera which proved to be Megastigmus transvaalensis (Hussey) (Torymidae). Described as Eumegastigmus transvaalensis by Husset (1956), this genus was placed in sy...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Florida entomologist 1989-06, Vol.72 (2), p.378-379
Hauptverfasser:	Habeck, Dale H., Bennett, Fred D., Grissell, E. E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Drupes Entomology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection Protozoa. Invertebrates Records, symptoms, damages, economic importance, population surveys Scientific Notes Torymidae
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Zusammenfassung:	A collection of drupes of S. terebinthifolius from Jupiter, Palm Beach County, FL (by DHH) on 23 February 1988, yielded several microhymenoptera which proved to be Megastigmus transvaalensis (Hussey) (Torymidae). Described as Eumegastigmus transvaalensis by Husset (1956), this genus was placed in synonymy with Megastigmus by Boucek (1978). In the United States, Megastigmus transvaalensis has been reported, only from California, from Schinus molle L. (Harper & Lockwood 1961). These rearings represent the first record for M. transvaalensis from Florida and the first record from S. terebinthifolius in the continental United States.
ISSN:	0015-4040 1938-5102
DOI:	10.2307/3494922