First record of Pseudapanteles dignus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as a parasitoid of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Alto Valle de Río Negro, Argentina

The larval endoparasitoid Pseudapanteles dignus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is reported for the first time attacking the South American tomato moth Tuta absoluta  (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in tomato crops at Alto Valle de Rio Negro, being this the most southern report for Argentina. Besides, P. dignus diagnosis and parasitism percentage are briefly commented.