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Meteorus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitoids of Pyralidae: description and biology of two new species and first record of Meteorus desmiae Zitani, 1998 from Ecuador

Helmuth AguirreU.W. Insect Museum, Department of Ecosystem Science & Management (3354), University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Scott R. ShawU.W. Insect Museum, Department of Ecosystem Science & Management (3354), University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
Pages 2375-2388 | Received 20 Feb 2013, Accepted 23 Mar 2014, Published online: 08 May 2014

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