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The Eucalyptus gall waspOphelimus maskelli (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae: Ophelimini) and its introduced parasitoidClosterocerus chamaeleon (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae: Entedoninae) are recorded for the first time in the Mediterranean and Aegean Regions of Turkey. Some morphological characters of adult and larva ofO. maskelli and larva ofC. chamaeleon are described and illustrated. Distributions of the two wasps collected in Turkey are given. Results indicate that the biological control agent,C. chamaeleon, has spread over 1,300 km in the 16 months since its initial release.
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Doğanlar, M., Mendel, Z. Note: First record of the eucalyptus gall waspOphelimus maskelli and its parasitoid,Closterocerus chamaeleon, in Turkey. Phytoparasitica 35, 333–335 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02980695
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