First report of the parasitoid wasp Piestopleura Förster (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Platygastridae) from India

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2829.9.2.9864-9865

Keywords:

India, Piestopleura, Platygastridae, Platygastroidea.

Abstract

The genus Piestopleura is reported for the first time from India.

Author Biographies

Kamalanathan Veenakumari, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P.B. No. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560024, India

Principal Scientist,

Division of Insect Systematics

Peter Neerup Buhl, Troldhøjvej 3, DK-3310 Ølsted, Denmark

Curator

Anandhan Rameshkumar, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P.B. No. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560024, India

Research Associate

Division of Insect Systematics

Prashanth Mohanraj, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P.B. No. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560024, India

Principal Scientist and Head

Division of Insect Systematics

 

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26-02-2017

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2017)

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