Trichogramma dissimilis Zucchi, 1988

Querino, Ranyse B. & Zucchi, Roberto A., 2019, Annotated checklist and illustrated key to the species of Trichogramma Westwood (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) from South America, Zootaxa 4656 (2), pp. 201-231 : 208

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4656.2.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5943675
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scientific name	Trichogramma dissimilis Zucchi, 1988
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Trichogramma dissimilis Zucchi, 1988 View in CoL

Diagnosis. Flagelliform setae short, tapering abruptly at apex; genital capsule small and broad; dorsal lamina short, with narrow posterior extension; intervolsellar process conspicuous.

Comments. It is similar to other species associated with the sugarcane borer ( Diatraea saccharalis ) in Brazil ( Zucchi 1988). However, among the South American species, the combination of characters mentioned in the diagnosis is found exclusively in T. dissimilis . Only the type material is known.

Type repository. ESALQ.

Type locality. Araras, SP, Brazil.

Distribution in South America. Brazil.

Host. Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794) ( Lepidoptera : Crambidae ) (sugarcane borer).