A new species of the genus Cyrtoptyx Delucchi, 1956 (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) – parasitoid of pistachio seed pests
Tyulina S.V. 1 , Tselikh E.V. 1
Year: 2026, Number: 550, Pages: 23-28
A new species Cyrtoptyx nikolskaya sp. n. is described from Armenia and Central Asia. A detailed morphological description, illustrations, and a comparative diagnosis of this species are given.
DOI: 10.25221/fee.550.3
Keywords: Hymenoptera, Pteromalinae, taxonomy, new species, Palaearctic,
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