Descriptions of additional New World Trichogrammatidae (Hymenoptera): The genus Nicolavespa and a new species of Haeckeliania

摘要

New taxa of Trichogrammatidae from the New World are described. Included is the new genus Nicolavespa with two new species, N. theresae and N. luiseno, and a new species of Haeckeliania, H. sperata. Nicolavespa theresae is widespread in North America; the closely related N. luiseno is known only from southern California. Haeckeliania is one of the most speciose genera of Trichogrammatidae although few species have been described. Haeckeliania sperata, from Dominica, attacks eggs of Curculionidae and is a potential biological control agent against the Diaprepes root weevil.