A new species of parasitic wasp Neastymachus Girault (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae) collected by fogging Vateria indic a L. (Dipterocarpaceae) canopy in the Western Ghats of India

Authors

  • S. Singh
  • Y.B. Srinivasa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2960.2883-8

Abstract

A new species of the encyrtid genus Neastymachus (N. punctatiscutellum Singh, sp. nov.) is described from a female specimen collected from the Western Ghats of India. It was collected by fogging the canopy of Vateria indica L. (Dipterocarpaceae). A key to the females of the Afrotropical, Australian and Oriental species is also given.

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Published

26-08-2012

Issue

Vol 4, No 9 (2012)

Section

Short Communications

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