Description of three new species of Pentelicus Howard (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from India, with a key to world species

S. MANICKAVASAGAM; T. KRISHNA CHAITANYA

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3946.2.4

Issue: Vol. 3946 No. 2: 9 Apr. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-04-09

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3946.2.4

Page range: 221–232

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**Description of three new species of Pentelicus Howard (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from India, with a key to world species**

S. MANICKAVASAGAM⁺⁻
T. KRISHNA CHAITANYA⁺⁻

Parasitoid Taxonomy and Biocontrol Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India

Chalcidoidea Encyrtinae Tamil Nadu

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Abstract

Three new species of Pentelicus Howard (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) are described from Tamil Nadu, India: P. funiculatus sp. nov., P. punctatus sp. nov. and P. depunctatus sp. nov. A revised key to the world species of Pentelicus is also provided.