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Description of a New Species of Anagyrini (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), with Some Records from India

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: One new species of Anagyrini (Encyrtidae: Tetracneminae) Gyranusoidea vasantharaji Zeya, Ashraf and Yadav, sp. nov., is described from the specimens reared from the insect host Planococcus lilacinus (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) infesting Ficus carica plantations in the Indian State of Karnataka. An identification key to Gyranusoidea Compere is also given. Five species viz., are newly recorded from the Indian states noted in parentheses: Anagyrus diversicornis(Howard) (Karnataka), Caenohomalopoda tahai Fatima and Zeya (Uttar Pradesh), Cheiloneurus nankingensis Li and Xu (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka), Sakencyrtus mirus Hayat (Uttarakhand) and S. albiclavus Hayat (Uttarakhand).

Source: Indian Journal of Entomology

DOI: 10.55446/ije.2024.2142

Authors: Ramsha Ashraf, Shahid Bin Zeya, Kavya Yadav G A

Institutions: Aligarh Muslim University, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India, Aligarh Muslim University, Science and Engineering Research Board

OpenAlex ID: W4402852457

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