Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

New findings of the genera Townesilitus Haeselbarth & Loan, 1983 and Peristenus Foerster, 1862 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae) in India

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Entomology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India
2 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), P.B. No 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore-560024, Karnataka, India
10.48311/jibs.12.01.193
Abstract
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.

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New findings of the genera Townesilitus Haeselbarth & Loan, 1983 and Peristenus Foerster, 1862 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae) in India
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Volume 12, Issue 1
Winter 2026
Pages 193-202

  • Receive Date 05 August 2025
  • Revise Date 08 December 2025
  • Accept Date 25 January 2026
  • Publish Date 01 March 2026