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Issue: Vol. 5837 No. 3: 24 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5837.3.2
Page range: 446-464
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A new species of Doryctes Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) reared from Xylotrechus stebbingi Gahan, 1906 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in India, with discussion on the status of the subgenus Plyctes Fischer, 1981

Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Universitetskaya Emb. 1; 199034; Saint Petersburg; Russia
Department of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Desh Bhagat University; Mandi Gobindgarh; 147301; Punjab; India
Department of Zoology; SHMM Government Degree College; Anantnag; 192101; Jammu and Kashmir; India
Department of Zoology; Government Degree College; Kulgam; 192231; Jammu & Kashmir; India
Hymenoptera Ichneumonoidea Doryctini Udamolcus parasitoids host new species checklist

Abstract

The subgeneric name Plyctes Fischer, 1981 is herein synonymized with Udamolcus Enderlein, 1920 (syn. nov.). The type species of Udamolcus, Doryctes (Udamolcus) herero (Enderlein, 1918), is redescribed and illustrated. A new species, Doryctes (Udamolcus) xylotrechi sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Jammu and Kashmir, India, reared from the larvae of Xylotrechus stebbingi Gahan, 1906 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Furthermore, a checklist of all known species of the subgenus Doryctes (Udamolcus) worldwide is provided, along with a key to the subgenera of the genus Doryctes Haliday, 1836 and to the species of Doryctes (Udamolcus) occurring in India and Sri Lanka.

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How to Cite

Belokobylskij, S.A., Maqbool, I., Maqbool, A. & Wachkoo, A.A. (2026) A new species of Doryctes Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) reared from Xylotrechus stebbingi Gahan, 1906 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in India, with discussion on the status of the subgenus Plyctes Fischer, 1981. Zootaxa, 5837 (3), 446–464. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5837.3.2