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Issue: Vol. 5618 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5618.1.10
Page range: 137-139
Abstract views: 73
PDF downloaded: 6

Description of a new species of Brachygaster Leach (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae) from India with a key to species

Zoological Survey of India; M-Block; New Alipore; Kolkata—700053; West Bengal; India
Department of Plant Protection; Faculty of Agricultural Science; Aligarh Muslim University; Aligarh-202 002; Uttar Pradesh; India
Department of Entomology; University of Agricultural Sciences; GKVK; Bengaluru- 560065; Karnataka; India.
Zoological Survey of India; M-Block; New Alipore; Kolkata—700053; West Bengal; India
Hymenoptera Evaniidae Brachygaster

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How to Cite

Rameshkumar, A., Kazmi, S., Yeshwanth, H. & Barua, A. (2025) Description of a new species of Brachygaster Leach (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae) from India with a key to species. Zootaxa, 5618 (1), 137–139. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5618.1.10