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Florida Entomologist 87(4):619-620. 2004
doi: 10.1653/0015-4040(2004)087[0619:SOMHEE]2.0.CO;2

SPECIES OF MELITTOBIA (HYMENOPTERA: EULOPHIDAE) ESTABLISHED IN BAHAMAS, COSTA RICA, CUBA, HISPANIOLA, PUERTO RICO, AND TRINIDAD

Jorge M. Gonzáleza, Julio A. Genarob, Robert W. Matthewsa

aUniversity of Georgia, Department of Entomology, Athens, GA 30602, USA

bMuseo Nacional de Historia Natural, Obispo #61, Esquina Oricios, Plaza de Armas, Habana Vieja 10100, Cuba



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