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First record of the parasitoid Melittobia hawaiiensis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) associated with Emphorini bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Daniel Alejandro AquinoDivisión de Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, ArgentinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Leopoldo Jesús AlvarezDivisión de Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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Mariano LuciaDivisión de Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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Alberto Horacio AbrahamovichDivisión de Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
Pages 52-55 | Received 16 Oct 2014, Accepted 11 Feb 2015, Published online: 18 Mar 2015

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