A new native host for Erythrina gall wasp Quadrastichus erythrinae Kim, 2004 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in the oceanic archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

Daniell R. R. Fernandes; Kevenson S. Dantas; Karoline G. Lima; Denis O. Cavalheiro; José A. Rafael

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec04034

Authors

Daniell R. R. Fernandes Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, AM https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2208-6349
Kevenson S. Dantas Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, AM https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4282-7677
Karoline G. Lima Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, AM https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2700-9657
Denis O. Cavalheiro EcoNoronha S.A., Fernando de Noronha, PE https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9258-1978
José A. Rafael Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, AM https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0170-0514

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec04034

Keywords:

Chalcidoidea, Mulungu, Neotropical region, Oceanic Island

Abstract

We record for the first time the Erythrina gall wasp Quadrastichus erythrinae Kim, 2004 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) attacking the mulungu plant, Erythrina velutina Willd. (Fabaceae), a new native host in the oceanic archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil.

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