The Entomological Society of Iran Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 2423-8112 12 1 2026 03 01 New findings of the genera Townesilitus Haeselbarth & Loan, 1983 and Peristenus Foerster, 1862 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae) in India 193 202 28197 10.48311/jibs.12.01.193 EN Fiza Farooq Entomology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India 0009-0006-8676-3958 Altaf Hussain Mir Entomology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India 0000-0002-0416-2088 Ankita Gupta ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), P.B. No 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore-560024, Karnataka, India 0000-0001-8415-8822 Journal Article 2025 08 05 In the present study, genus, Townesilitus Haeselbarth & Loan, 1983, represented with a single species, T. bicolor (Wesmael, 1835), and two species of the genus Peristenus Foerster, 1862, P. angifemoralis van Achterberg & Guerrero, 2003, and P. picipes (Curtis, 1833) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae) were reported for the first time from India.  Specimens of T. bicolor, were collected from the Ganderbal district, P. angifemoralis, from the Anantnag district, and P. picipes, from the Pulwama and Ganderbal districts of the Kashmir valley, India. The geographical distribution and taxonomic features of all three taxa are presented. Additionally, a revised identification key for the Indian Peristenus species is also provided. https://jibs.modares.ac.ir/article_28197_408567fb466fdcc5171cd962e3c83862.pdf