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Issue: Vol. 5737 No. 2: 23 Dec. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-12-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5737.2.9
Page range: 294-296
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Generic reclassification and new species level synonymy of the fig associated wasp Ficobracon kallithi Binoy, van Achterberg & Sureshan, 2025 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Integrative Insect Ecology Research Unit; Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Chulalongkorn University; Bangkok; Thailand; Kālinga Foundation; Agumbe; Karnataka; India
Department of Wildlife Biology; Kerala Forest Research Institute; Kerala; India
Integrative Insect Ecology Research Unit; Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Chulalongkorn University; Bangkok; Thailand
Hymenoptera Braconidae Ficobracon kallithi

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How to Cite

Ranjith, A., Satheesan, S.K. & Quicke, D.L. (2025) Generic reclassification and new species level synonymy of the fig associated wasp Ficobracon kallithi Binoy, van Achterberg & Sureshan, 2025 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zootaxa, 5737 (2), 294–296. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.2.9