Taxonomic observations on Monorthochaeta (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) in Ukraine, and biological notes on M. nigra
Journal: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Year: 2022

Two species of egg parasitoids of the trichogrammatine genus <em>Monorthochaeta </em>Blood, 1923 are recorded in Ukraine: <em>M. nigra</em> Blood and <em>M. galatica</em> Nowicki. <em>Monorthochaeta adanaensis</em> Doğanlar, 2002 <strong>syn. n. </strong>is considered a junior synonym of <em>M. nigra</em> Blood, 1923. The ovipositing behavior, egg and larva of<em> M. nigra</em>, a parasitoid of eggs of tortoise beetles (Cassidinae), were studied. Despite differences in habitus on intervals after