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Guides

• Chrysocharis laomedon

  Chrysocharis laomedon is a small parasitoid wasp in the family Eulophidae. It develops as an endoparasitoid within the larvae of leaf-mining moths, specifically Phyllonorycter issikii. The species has been documented in multiple Canadian provinces. Its immature stages—egg, larval instars, and pupa—have been described morphologically.

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• Corimelaena obscura

  obscure ebony bug

  Corimelaena obscura is a species of ebony bug in the family Thyreocoridae, first described by McPherson and Sailer in 1978. It is found in North America. The species has been successfully reared in laboratory conditions, with its immature stages described in detail.

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• Paracoenia bisetosa

  Paracoenia bisetosa is a shore fly in the family Ephydridae. Its immature stages develop in microbial mats composed of cyanobacteria and algae. The species was first described as Coenia bisetosa by Coquillett in 1902.

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