A new genus and species of encyrtid (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) parasitoid of the eggs of the varicose borer,Agrilus sexsignatus(Fisher) (Coleoptera, Buprestidae), a pest of bagras (Eucalyptus degluptaBlume) in the Philippines

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Orianos brazai gen. et sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae) is described and illustrated. Characters are given which should serve to separate the genus from related genera. The sole included species is an egg parasitoid of Agrilus sexsignatus (Coleoptera, Buprestidae), a serious pest of bagras, Eucalyptus deglupta Blume, in industrial plantations in the Philippines.