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Cotesia nuellorum

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Cotesia nuellorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae
Genus: Cotesia
Species:
C. nuellorum
Binomial name
Cotesia nuellorum
Whitfield, 2018

Cotesia nuellorum is a species of wasp in the genus Cotesia first described by Whitfield in 2018. It is found in the US state of Texas.

The body of the female is mostly dark except for the palps. Antennae scape is black. Pedicel dark brown and flagellum dark brown to black. Body length is 2.0–2.2 mm. Male is similar to female in color, but with slightly darker legs. Generally, the male is smaller than the female. Two hosts are recorded: Citheronia regalis and Actias luna.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Whitfield, James B.; Nuelle Jr, Robert J.; Nuelle Iii, Robert J. (2018). "A new species of Cotesia Cameron (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) reared from the hickory horned devil, Citheronia regalis, and Luna moth, Actias luna, in east Texas". ZooKeys (740): 35–44. doi:10.3897/zookeys.740.24226. PMC 5904485. PMID 29674887. Retrieved April 3, 2018.