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Ormocerus dirigoius

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Ormocerus dirigoius
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O. dirigoius
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Ormocerus dirigoius
Morin & Gates, 2017

Ormocerus dirigoius is a species of stingless wasp. It is native to Maine, United States.[1][2][3] It is likely a parasitoid of an oak gall wasp in the family Cynipidae.[4] This species was found in bi-catch of samples collected for another research project.

References

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  1. ^ "Officials: New species of wasp discovered by college student". ABC News. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. ^ "New species of wasp found by college student, officials say". CBS News. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. ^ "UMaine student discovers new species of wasp in Harpswell – and it doesn't sting". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. ^ Gates, Michael; Mikó, István; Morin, Hillary D. (October 2017). "A New Species of Ormocerus Walker (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) from North America and a Range Expansion for Ormocerus latus Walker". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 119 (4): 619–628. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.119.4.619. ISSN 0013-8797. S2CID 91105258.