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Issue: Vol. 4299 No. 4: 31 Jul. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-07-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4299.4.2
Page range: 507–520
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Review of Allanagrus Noyes & Valentine (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) with a key to species

Parasitoid Taxonomy and Biocontrol laboratory, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram – 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India.
Parasitoid Taxonomy and Biocontrol laboratory, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram – 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India.
Natural Resources Canada, c/o Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Ottawa, ON, K1A OC6, Canada
Hymenoptera Chalcidoidea fairyfly new species world key India

Abstract

Allanagrus Noyes & Valentine (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) is reviewed and two new species, A. orientalis Manickavasagam & Palanivel sp. n. and A. montanus Manickavasagam & Palanivel sp. n., are described from Tamil Nadu, India. Allanagrus mayeri (Girault), A. gladius (Girault) and A. aurum (Girault) from Australia are redescribed, the latter only from photographs of the holotype, and the type species, A. magniclava from New Zealand, is illustrated. A key to the seven recognized species is provided.

 

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