Two new species and a new generic record of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Western Ghats, India

Surya, Kolencheri Suresh; Sureshan, Pavittu Meethal

doi:10.61186/jibs.10.2.195

Two new species and a new generic record of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Western Ghats, India

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Kolencheri Suresh Surya ¹

Pavittu Meethal Sureshan ²

¹ Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghats Regional Centre, Kozhikode 673006, Kerala, India [1]; University of Calicut, Kerala, India [2]

² Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghats Regional Centre, Kozhikode 673006, Kerala, India

10.61186/jibs.10.2.195

Abstract

A new species, Stenomalina kasaragodensis sp. nov., from the Western Ghats has been discovered resulting in the first report of the genus Stenomalina Ghesquiѐre, (1946) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae: Pteromalinae) from India. A thorough overview and key to the Oriental species of Stenomalina are given, together with descriptions, illustrations, and comparisons with congeneric materials for the new species. A new species of the genus Stictomischus Thomson, 1876 (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae: Miscogastrinae) i.e., Stictomischus sahyadriensis sp. nov., was also found in the Western Ghats. The new species is described, illustrated and compared with congeneric and a comprehensive review and key to the Indian species of Stictomischus are also provided.

Graphical Abstract

Two new species and a new generic record of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Western Ghats, India

Keywords

Kasaragod

new species

Pathanamthitta

Stictomischus

Stenomalina

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