Abstract
Paragus hyalopteri Marcos-García et Rojo n. sp. is described. The new species was caught in Alicante province (SE Spain). This species is morphologically close toParagus quadrifasciatus Meigen, 1822. It was collected on several species of fruit trees of the genusPrunus, upon the mealy plum aphidHyalopterus pruni (Geoffroy, 1762).
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Paragus hyalopteri Marcos-García et Rojo nouvelle espèce, est décrite. Celle-ci a été capturée à Alicante (côte méditerranéenne de l'Espagne). Elle est, d'après sa morphologie externe, proche deParagus quadrifasciatus Meigen, 1822. Elle a été récoltée au cours de son activité prédatrice sur le puceronHyalopterus pruni (Geoffroy, 1762) sur plusieurs espèces d'arbres fruitiers.
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Marcos-Garcia, M.A., Rojo, S. Paragus hyalopteri n. sp. an aphidophagous hoverfly (Dipt.: Syrphidae) attacking the mealy plum aphid (Hom.: Aphididae). Entomophaga 39, 99–106 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02373499
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