First record and new species of the parasitoid wasp Chaenotetrastichus Graham (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) for the Neotropical Region, with notes on its biology and a key for the species of the genus.
Chaenotetrastichus neotropicalis sp. nov. from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil, is described and illustrated. This new species is associated with a species of the pompilid wasp Auplopus Spinola (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) and it represents the first record of the genus for the Neotropics. A key for the extant species of the genus Chaenotetrastichus Graham is also presented.
['Marinho|Diego|D|', 'Costa|Valmir|V|', 'Vivallo|Felipe|F|']
D000818:Animals D001695:Biology D001938:Brazil D006927:Hymenoptera D014863:Wasps
Hymenoptera, Atlantic forest, Chalcidoidea, parasitoid, Pompilidae, Tetrastichinae