The Natural History of Tanaostigmodes Pithecellobiae (Hymenoptera: Tanaostigmatidae), A Gall-Maker on Blackbead ( Pithecellobium Keyense )
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Tanaostigmodes pithecellobiae LaSalle, a chalcidoid wasp, induces foliar galls on Pithecellobium keyense Britton ex Britton & Rose, a mimosoid legume native to South Florida. This paper provides the first description of the gall-maker's natural history: it is monophagous and multivoltine; its phenology varies with the season of gall initiation; and it is preyed upon by chalcidoid parasitoids and by an unusual microlepidopteran "gall-miner".Downloads
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