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Issue: Vol. 4379 No. 3: 15 Feb. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-02-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4379.3.5
Page range: 421–428
Abstract views: 81
PDF downloaded: 3

First record of the genus Ficobracon (Hymenoptera:Braconidae) from India, with description of new species

Department of Zoology, Government College for Women, M.A. Road, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir—190001, India
Division of Plant Protection; Department of Entomology, Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir —191132, India
Department of Zoology, Government Degree College, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir—192303, India
Hymenoptera braconid wasp phytophagous new species Kashmir Himalayas

Abstract

Ficobracon kashmirensis sp. nov., a new braconid species from Kashmir Himalayas, India, is described with illustrations. The discovery marks the first record of Ficobracon from India, and is the fifth known species of the genus globally. A discussion on the seasonal occurrence and some elements of biology, together with a revised key to the known species, are also provided.

 

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