Mengual, X., & Thompson, C. 2011 Carmine cochineal killers: the flower fly genus Eosalpingogaster Hull (Diptera: Syrphidae) revised. Systematic Entomology 36: 713–731

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natural enemies

taxonomy

Notes: The flower fly genus Eosalpingogaster Hull, predator of the carminic acid producer cochineal (Dactylopiidae), is revised. Two new species are described (knutsoni sp.n. and umbra sp.n.) and an identification key is provided for all known species.