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Issue: Vol. 5618 No. 3: 3 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5618.3.7
Page range: 424-432
Abstract views: 257
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First record of polysphinctine genus Inbioia Gauld & Ugalde Gomez, 2002 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from the Palearctic with description of a new species

Department of Zoology; Government College for Women; M.A. Road; Cluster University Srinagar—190001 India.
Unaffiliated; B– 8730 Beernem; Belgium.
Department of Zoology; SHMM GDC Anantnag; J&K Higher Education Department India.
Hymenoptera Polysphincta genus-group new species taxonomy North-western Himalayas

Abstract

A new species of genus Inbioia is described from the Kashmir Himalayas, India. Descriptions supplemented with high quality images, distribution maps and identification key to the known species of genus Inbioia are presented. This is also the first record of genus Inbioia from India.

 

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How to Cite

Bhat, D.M., Ketelaere, A.D. & Maqbool, A. (2025) First record of polysphinctine genus Inbioia Gauld & Ugalde Gomez, 2002 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from the Palearctic with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 5618 (3), 424–432. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5618.3.7