Abstract
A new species of encyrtid wasp, Ooencyrtus pitosina Polaszek, Noyes & Fusu sp. n., (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae: Encyrtinae) is described as a gregarious parasitoid in the eggs of the endemic Samoan swallowtail butterfly Papilio godeffroyi (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) in the Samoan archipelago. It is described here because it is an important natural enemy of this butterfly, and to facilitate identification for future work with this parasitoid and its host.
Funder
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture Hatch Program
Natural Resources Protection Program
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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