Abstract
The Indian species of the genus Caenohomalopoda Tachikawa (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) are revised. The seven species known from India are redescribed, and a new species, C. sudhiri sp. nov., is described. An identification key to the eight Indian species is given.
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