New records of Orussus minutus Middlekauff, 1983 (Hymenoptera: Orussidae) represent a significant western range expansion

Abstract. BACKGROUND: Orussus minutus is an uncommonly collected parasitoid sawfly known from the eastern United States. NEW INFORMATION: We report specimens Orussus minutus Middlekauff, 1983, from Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, and Manitoba, which represent new state and province records and significan...

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Autores principales: Skvarla, Michael Joseph, Tripodi, Amber, Szalanski, Allen, Dowling, Ashley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2015
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Taxonomic Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4568401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26379466
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.3.e5793
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Sumario:Abstract. BACKGROUND: Orussus minutus is an uncommonly collected parasitoid sawfly known from the eastern United States. NEW INFORMATION: We report specimens Orussus minutus Middlekauff, 1983, from Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, and Manitoba, which represent new state and province records and significantly expand the known range of the species west from previous records; provide collection information for unpublished specimens housed in the United States National Museum collection, which includes new state records for West Virginia and Michigan; and report two specimens housed in the Biological Museum at Lund University that represent new state records for Connecticut.

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