Trichogramma stampae Vincent, 1986

Diagnosis. Flagellum relatively short; the degree of fusion of funicular segments with one another and with claval segments is less than in most Trichogramma species (Pinto 1999).

Comments. Females of T. stampae are unique among Trichogramma species in having 8 placoid sensilla on the clava, in contrast to 5 in other species (Pinto 1999).

Type repository. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.

Type locality. Front Royal, Warren Co, Virginia, USA.

Distribution in South America. Colombia.

Host. Chlosyne lacinia (Geyer, 1837) ( Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) on Helianthus sp. ( Asteraceae).