The new genus Camponotophilus Gates is described, and characters of phylogenetic, diagnostic, and myrmecophilic importance are discussed. Camponotophilus delvarei Gates, new species is described. This is the first report of myrmecophily in Eurytomidae, and a discussion of morphological trends in myrmecophilic parasitic Hymenoptera is provided.
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1 January 2012
Description of Camponotophilus delvarei, gen. n. and sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eurytomidae), with Discussion of Diagnostic Characters
Michael W. Gates,
Gabriela Pérez-Lachaud
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