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Issue: Vol. 4527 No. 3: 6 Dec. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-12-06
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4527.3.5
Page range: 357–371
Abstract views: 73
PDF downloaded: 4

The genus Sakencyrtus Hayat (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae) from India with description of a new species

Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh—202002, India
Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh—202002, India
Hymenoptera Tetracneminae key taxonomy review

Abstract

Indian species of the genus Sakencyrtus Hayat are reviewed and illustrated. A new species, Sakencyrtus bialbifuniculus sp. nov., is described. The two species known from India, S. mirus Hayat and S. albiclavus Hayat, are redescribed. The macropterous forms and males of S. mirus are described for the first time. An identification key to species is provided.

 

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