Four Allorhogas Species (IMAGE)

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Four Allorhogas Species

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More than 50 species of wasps in genus Allorhogas live in Central America, but only two species had been documented in the United States prior to the discovery of four new species described this month in a study by biologists from Rice University and the National Autonomous University of Mexico. The new species (left to right) are: Allorhogas belonocnema, discovered in McAllen, Texas; Allorhogas gallifolia, discovered at Rice University in Houston; Allorhogas bassettia, discovered in the Florida panhandle; and Allorhogas caulinarius, discovered at several locations in Florida.

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