Sophia or Transvena Parasitic Wasp (suggested common name) Encarsia sophia Girault and Dodd (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae)
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Schoeller, Erich N., Vivek Kumar, Cindy L. McKenzie, and Lance S. Osborne. 2021. “Sophia or Transvena Parasitic Wasp (suggested Common Name) Encarsia Sophia Girault and Dodd (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae): EENY-768/IN1333, 6/2021”. EDIS 2021 (5). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1333-2021.

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