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Issue: Vol. 5679 No. 1: 12 Aug. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-08-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.7
Page range: 123-132
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Description of two new brachypterous species of Anastatus (Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae) from India

Zoological Survey of India; M Block; New Alipore; Kolkata – 700053; West Bengal; India
Zoological Survey of India; M Block; New Alipore; Kolkata – 700053; West Bengal; India
Department of Zoology; University of Calcutta; Kolkata-700019; West Bengal; India
Western Ghat Regional Centre; Zoological Survey of India; Kozhikode – 673006; Kerala; India
Hymenoptera Western Ghats Kerala Parasitoids Taxonomy biocontrol

Abstract

Two new species of Anastatus Motschulsky, 1859 namely, A. narendrani sp. nov. and A. gibsoni sp. nov. are described based on brachypterous females. A checklist of Indian species of Anastatus with updated distribution is provided.

 

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How to Cite

Ghosh, D., Sheela, S., Kumar, P.G. & Rameshkumar, A. (2025) Description of two new brachypterous species of Anastatus (Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae) from India. Zootaxa, 5679 (1), 123–132. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.7